| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Absher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Satchell (fresh) SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kirchner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jason Canady (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Russell Hillman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Charles Campbell inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Belmont | Charles Campbell's pass is intercepted by Robert Bess | 28-26 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Roger Leach blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Absher - foul #2 on Joseph Absher, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Roger Leach makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Roger Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Joseph Absher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Roger Leach is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Joseph Absher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Jason Canady misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Charles Campbell snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | Jan Satchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody jams it on a great pass from Jason Canady | 28-30 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Joseph Absher knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Gabriel McCrone | 30-30 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Robert Bess misses short on a shot from the left block | 30-30 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | John Kirchner grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Charles Campbell drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jan Satchell | 32-30 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Jason Canady gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Jan Satchell steps in front of the Russell Hillman pass | 32-30 |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Jan Satchell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Campbell | 35-30 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Robert Bess buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Russell Hillman | 35-32 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Joseph Absher can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Robert Bess snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Russell Hillman | 35-34 |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Joseph Absher misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 15:48 | Belmont | John Kirchner grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Absher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Satchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kirchner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jason Canady (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Russell Hillman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Charles Campbell drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Absher | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone connects on the shot near the basket | 40-36 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Robert Bess hits a jumper from the right block set up by Roger Leach | 40-38 |
| 14:24 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Peabody - foul #1 on Randy Peabody, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Connolly (PG), John Olivo (SG), Wayne Twedt (PF), Daniel Cevallos (C) Joseph Absher, Jan Satchell, Gabriel McCrone, John Kirchner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Michael Minder (SG), Alfred Hasbrouck (SF), David McHargue (PF), Donald Horton (C) Roger Leach, Jason Canady, Russell Hillman, Randy Peabody, Robert Bess | |
| 14:24 | Belmont | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:24 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | David McHargue pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | David McHargue is hacked by Wayne Twedt - foul #1 on Wayne Twedt, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Kivi (C) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Michael Minder's floater is tipped away by Wayne Twedt | 41-38 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck tips it in | 41-40 |
| 13:36 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-40 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Minder | 41-40 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | David McHargue scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Minder | 41-42 |
| 12:59 | Belmont | John Olivo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Donald Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | David McHargue can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Wayne Twedt | 41-42 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Horton - foul #1 on Donald Horton, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Hanna | 43-44 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt is hacked by Joseph Hanna - foul #3 on Joseph Hanna, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Absher (PG), Jan Satchell (SG), Edward Eaton (PF) Daniel Connolly, John Olivo, Wayne Twedt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Leach (PG), Isaiah Anderson (PF) Michael Minder, Donald Horton | |
| 11:43 | Belmont | Jack Kivi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone (PF), John Kirchner (C) Daniel Cevallos, Jack Kivi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Bess (C) David McHargue | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Absher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Satchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Eaton (fresh) PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kirchner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Hasbrouck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaiah Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Bess (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | John Kirchner pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Robert Bess steps in front of the Joseph Absher pass | 43-44 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Robert Bess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on John Kirchner - foul #3 on John Kirchner, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Campbell (SF), Wayne Twedt (PF), Daniel Cevallos (C) Edward Eaton, Gabriel McCrone, John Kirchner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (SG), Russell Hillman (SF), Randy Peabody (PF) Joseph Hanna, Alfred Hasbrouck, Isaiah Anderson | |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Robert Bess makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Robert Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Robert Bess makes the 3rd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Joseph Absher loses the dribble to Roger Leach in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Jason Canady blows the layup | 43-47 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman tips it home | 43-49 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Randy Peabody is called for the reach on Joseph Absher - foul #2 on Randy Peabody, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Minder (PG), David McHargue (C) Roger Leach, Robert Bess | |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | David McHargue snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Joseph Absher steals the ball from Michael Minder in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Joseph Absher misses the lay-in | 43-49 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Campbell | 43-49 |
| 09:44 | Belmont | Joseph Absher hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jan Satchell | 45-49 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | David McHargue misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Twedt - foul #2 on Wayne Twedt, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Connolly (PG), John Olivo (SG), Gabriel McCrone (PF) Joseph Absher, Jan Satchell, Daniel Cevallos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | David McHargue makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | David McHargue misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:11 | Belmont | Charles Campbell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Jason Canady grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | John Olivo picks off the pass by David McHargue | 45-50 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | John Olivo is hacked by Jason Canady - foul #2 on Jason Canady, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Absher (PG), Daniel Cevallos (SF), John Kirchner (C) John Olivo, Charles Campbell, Wayne Twedt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Leach (PG), Joseph Hanna (SG), Alfred Hasbrouck (SF), Isaiah Anderson (PF), Donald Horton (C) Michael Minder, Jason Canady, Russell Hillman, Randy Peabody, David McHargue | |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Daniel Cevallos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (SG) Daniel Connolly | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Bess (C) Donald Horton | |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck misses the driving attempt from the right block | 45-50 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | John Kirchner snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Absher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Satchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Cevallos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Kirchner (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Hasbrouck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaiah Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Bess (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Absher and he's hacked by Robert Bess - foul #1 on Robert Bess, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David McHargue (PF) Isaiah Anderson | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna is hacked by John Kirchner - foul #4 on John Kirchner, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Eaton (PF) Gabriel McCrone | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Minder (SG), Russell Hillman (SF), Randy Peabody (PF) Joseph Hanna, Alfred Hasbrouck, David McHargue | |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Kirchner - foul #5 on John Kirchner, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Kivi (C) John Kirchner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Joseph Absher is fouled on the floor by Michael Minder - foul #1 on Michael Minder, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Campbell (SF) Daniel Cevallos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (SG), David McHargue (C) Michael Minder, Robert Bess | |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Joseph Absher makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Joseph Absher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Roger Leach hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Russell Hillman | 50-54 |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Joseph Absher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | David McHargue pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell steals the ball from Russell Hillman | 50-54 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Joseph Absher scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Kivi | 52-54 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman misses the shot from the left block | 52-54 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody tips it in | 52-56 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Jan Satchell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Absher | 55-56 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 04:21 | Belmont | Jan Satchell gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Edward Eaton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-56 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | David McHargue snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Roger Leach misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | David McHargue grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | David McHargue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Connolly (PG), John Olivo (SG), Daniel Cevallos (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF), Wayne Twedt (C) Joseph Absher, Jan Satchell, Charles Campbell, Edward Eaton, Jack Kivi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Michael Minder (SG), Alfred Hasbrouck (SF), Isaiah Anderson (PF), Robert Bess (C) Roger Leach, Jason Canady, Russell Hillman, Randy Peabody, David McHargue | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Olivo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Cevallos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Twedt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Minder (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Alfred Hasbrouck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaiah Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Bess (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone misses the driving attempt near the basket | 55-56 |
| 03:12 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Michael Minder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Wayne Twedt | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Belmont | Daniel Connolly comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone tips it in | 59-56 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David McHargue (PF) Isaiah Anderson | |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck connects on the floater from the right block set up by Michael Minder | 59-58 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Absher (PG), Jan Satchell (SG), Charles Campbell (SF) Daniel Connolly, John Olivo, Daniel Cevallos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Leach (PG), Jason Canady (SG), Russell Hillman (SF), Randy Peabody (PF) Joseph Hanna, Michael Minder, Alfred Hasbrouck, David McHargue | |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Jason Canady snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Jason Canady connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 01:40 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt clanks a driving attempt from close range | 59-60 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Charles Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Peabody - foul #3 on Randy Peabody, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Robert Bess pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Robert Bess gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody hits a shot from the baseline set up by Roger Leach | 60-62 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Wayne Twedt buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jan Satchell | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Robert Bess hits the finger roll | 62-64 |