| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Harold Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Barrientos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Blake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Currier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 7 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Currier inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Cody Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 19:47 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 19:42 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Thomas - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:42 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:42 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Cody Little snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Cody Little knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Tague and the foul's on Donald Barrientos - foul #1 on Donald Barrientos, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:53 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Barrientos misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Thomas | 33-29 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | John Currier can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 18:29 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Harold Stewart | 33-29 |
| 18:13 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bernard Barnett - foul #2 on Bernard Barnett, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 18:13 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:13 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Cody Little travels with the ball | 35-29 |
| 17:36 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart is hacked by Cody Little - foul #1 on Cody Little, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| 17:19 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by John Currier - foul #1 on John Currier, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker (SG), Robert Smith (C) Michael Woodruff, Perry Blake | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (SG) Bernard Barnett | |
| 17:19 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Cody Little connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 16:53 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | John Currier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 16:26 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Randall Walker | 41-32 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Harold Stewart | 44-32 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Robert Garren makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Cody Little | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Harold Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Walker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Meeks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Barrientos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Garren (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Currier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Little (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 15:40 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart tips it home | 46-35 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Currier | 46-37 |
| 15:22 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randall Walker | 48-37 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses badly on a shot in the lane | 48-37 |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Robert Garren can't tip it in | 48-37 |
| 15:01 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Randall Walker | 48-37 |
| 14:45 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerry Tague - foul #1 on Jerry Tague, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing (PG), Michael Woodruff (SG), David Prescott (PF), Perry Blake (C) Harold Stewart, Christopher Meeks, Donald Barrientos, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), James Collins (SF), Arthur Marshall (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, Robert Garren, John Currier, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| 14:29 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Woodruff | 51-37 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | David Ewing takes the ball from James Collins | 51-37 |
| 13:58 | Loyola Chicago | Bernard Barnett steals it from Perry Blake | 51-37 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett dunks the ball | 51-39 |
| 13:39 | Loyola Chicago | Perry Blake can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-39 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azimi | 51-39 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | David Ewing picks off the pass by Dikembe Azimi | 51-39 |
| 13:06 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Morris (SF) Randall Walker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG) Rene Gallo | |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | David Prescott blocks the short jumper by Arthur Marshall | 51-39 |
| 12:43 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 12:17 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Marshall - foul #1 on Arthur Marshall, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart (PG), Christopher Meeks (SF) David Ewing, Donald Morris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG), John Currier (SF), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Bernard Barnett, James Collins, Arthur Marshall, Dikembe Azimi | |
| 12:17 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:17 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:56 | North Carolina | Michael Woodruff is called for the reach on Hedeon Sivic - foul #2 on Michael Woodruff, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker (SG), Donald Barrientos (PF), Robert Smith (C) Michael Woodruff, David Prescott, Perry Blake | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG) Hedeon Sivic | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Harold Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Meeks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Barrientos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Garren (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Currier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Robert Garren knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Currier | 53-41 |
| 11:22 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks connects on the floater from the left side set up by Randall Walker | 55-41 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | John Currier lays it up and in | 55-43 |
| 10:47 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Smith misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | John Currier pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas clanks a shot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:16 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Barrientos grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 10:09 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Cody Little grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Cody Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague can't tip it in | 55-43 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Cody Little tips it in | 55-45 |
| 09:17 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Cody Little gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing (PG), Michael Woodruff (SG), Donald Morris (SF), David Prescott (PF), Perry Blake (C) Harold Stewart, Randall Walker, Christopher Meeks, Donald Barrientos, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), James Collins (SF), Arthur Marshall (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, Robert Garren, John Currier, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| 08:37 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Donald Morris is denied by Arthur Marshall | 55-45 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | The jump hook by James Collins is blocked by Perry Blake | 55-45 |
| 08:12 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 07:57 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Prescott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Blake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Rene Gallo (fresh) SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Rene Gallo and he's hacked by David Prescott - foul #2 on David Prescott, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker (SF) Donald Morris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Currier (SF) Dikembe Azimi | |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:15 | Loyola Chicago | Perry Blake knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Prescott | 58-48 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall's layup is rejected by Perry Blake | 58-48 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | John Currier misses the tip | 58-48 |
| 06:58 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 06:42 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Perry Blake picks off the pass by James Collins | 61-48 |
| 06:13 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-48 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | James Collins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 05:48 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to David Prescott | 61-48 |
| 05:48 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart (PG), Christopher Meeks (SF), Donald Barrientos (PF) David Ewing, Randall Walker, David Prescott | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Rene Gallo, Arthur Marshall, James Collins | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:23 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Woodruff makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Cody Little is fouled on the floor by Donald Barrientos - foul #2 on Donald Barrientos, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | John Currier misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-48 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses the tip | 64-48 |
| 04:52 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Stewart pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:23 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Barrientos misses the lay-in | 64-48 |
| 04:22 | Loyola Chicago | Christopher Meeks can't tip it in | 64-48 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Currier | 64-48 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Cody Little hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 64-48 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Cody Little gets the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-48 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague snags the offensive board | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Harold Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Woodruff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Meeks (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Barrientos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Blake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Barnett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Currier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses the dunk but he's fouled by Perry Blake - foul #1 on Perry Blake, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing (PG), Donald Morris (SG), Randall Walker (SF), David Prescott (PF), Robert Smith (C) Harold Stewart, Michael Woodruff, Christopher Meeks, Donald Barrientos, Perry Blake | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), James Collins (SF), Arthur Marshall (PF) Jerry Tague, Bernard Barnett, John Currier, Cody Little | |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:48 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Loyola Chicago | Raymond Thomas is called for the reach on David Ewing - foul #4 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| 03:19 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 03:19 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Garren | 66-51 |
| 02:58 | Loyola Chicago | David Prescott misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 02:57 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Smith can't tip it in | 66-51 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Collins | 66-51 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic lays it up and in | 66-53 |
| 02:10 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Morris's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Azimi | 66-53 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 01:55 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 01:27 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Smith and he's hacked by James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| 01:27 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker misses the free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | James Collins misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-53 |
| 01:04 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 00:39 | Loyola Chicago | Randall Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Morris | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | David Ewing is called for the reach on Robert Garren - foul #2 on David Ewing, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-53 |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | David Ewing runs out the clock | 70-53 |