| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Mike Donahue (fresh) SG - Leroy Jones (fresh) SF - Lee Hawkins (fresh) PF - Rodney McCarrick (fresh) C - Franklin Beals (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) SF - Vince Birk (fresh) PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Hofstra | Mario Clark is called for the reach on Franklin Beals - foul #1 on Mario Clark, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mike Donahue | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Jones - foul #1 on Leroy Jones, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Jones | 5-2 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon jams it on a great pass from Guy Church | 5-4 |
| 18:26 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Vince Birk | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Mario Clark misses short on a shot from close range | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Hofstra | Mike Donahue hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Mario Clark snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Guy Church drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher Provencal | 5-7 |
| 17:06 | Hofstra | Guy Church steals the ball from Rodney McCarrick | 5-7 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Guy Church hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Provencal | 5-10 |
| 16:26 | Hofstra | Rodney McCarrick knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leroy Jones | 7-10 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon drills a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Rodney McCarrick - foul #1 on Rodney McCarrick, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG), Steve Lamb (SG), Charles Soules (SF), Arthur Legge (PF), Ronald Bullock (C) Mike Donahue, Leroy Jones, Lee Hawkins, Rodney McCarrick, Franklin Beals | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard McWhirter (SG), Gilbert Moore (SF), Brandon Borger (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Vince Birk, Mario Clark | |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:48 | Hofstra | The short jumper by Charles Soules is denied by Brandon Borger | 7-13 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Brandon Borger | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Roger Freels (fresh) SG - Steve Lamb (fresh) SF - Charles Soules (fresh) PF - Arthur Legge (fresh) C - Ronald Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) SG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) SF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) PF - Clinton Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Brandon Borger (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Boudreaux | 7-13 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon is fouled on the floor by Arthur Legge - foul #1 on Arthur Legge, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier (SF) Clinton Gordon | |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger misses badly on a floater in the paint | 7-13 |
| 15:19 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:15 | Hofstra | Roger Freels clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 15:13 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock snags the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 15:05 | Hofstra | Steve Lamb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is hacked by Roger Freels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Freels, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Richard McWhirter, Jesse Sonnier | |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Guy Church | 7-16 |
| 14:22 | Hofstra | Charles Soules connects on the shot in the paint | 9-16 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Guy Church is hacked by Steve Lamb - foul #1 on Steve Lamb, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Mike Donahue (PG), Leroy Jones (SG), Lee Hawkins (SF), Rodney McCarrick (PF), Franklin Beals (C) Roger Freels, Steve Lamb, Charles Soules, Arthur Legge, Ronald Bullock | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vince Birk (SF) Brandon Borger | |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Mario Clark hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Christopher Provencal | 9-18 |
| 13:45 | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Beals | 11-18 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Vince Birk's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Hawkins | 11-18 |
| 13:22 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 13:05 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones dunks the ball set up by Mike Donahue | 13-18 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Vince Birk grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Franklin Beals is called for the reach on Mario Clark - foul #1 on Franklin Beals, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Arthur Legge (C) Franklin Beals | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard McWhirter (SG), Clinton Gordon (PF), Brandon Borger (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 13-18 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Charles Soules (SF) Lee Hawkins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier (SF) Vince Birk | |
| 11:55 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones clanks a floater from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 11:53 | Hofstra | Arthur Legge hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon's layup is rejected by Arthur Legge | 15-18 |
| 11:38 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Charles Soules | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Mike Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Soules (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney McCarrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Legge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) SG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) SF - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brandon Borger (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Hofstra | Rodney McCarrick scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mike Donahue and he's hacked by Brandon Borger - foul #1 on Brandon Borger, team foul #2 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG), Franklin Beals (C) Mike Donahue, Arthur Legge | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:31 | Hofstra | Rodney McCarrick misses the free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:31 | Hofstra | Charles Soules grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:17 | Hofstra | Richard McWhirter steals the ball from Leroy Jones | 17-18 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon loses the dribble to Leroy Jones | 17-18 |
| 10:49 | Hofstra | Roger Freels hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leroy Jones | 19-18 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon is hacked by Rodney McCarrick - foul #2 on Rodney McCarrick, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Steve Lamb (SG), Lee Hawkins (SF), Arthur Legge (PF) Leroy Jones, Charles Soules, Rodney McCarrick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Richard McWhirter, Jesse Sonnier, Brandon Borger | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:09 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Freels | 21-20 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon blows the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Legge - foul #2 on Arthur Legge, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Mike Donahue (PG), Ronald Bullock (PF), Jerry Meader (C) Steve Lamb, Arthur Legge, Franklin Beals | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:16 | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Guy Church is hacked by Jerry Meader - foul #1 on Jerry Meader, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Leroy Jones (SG) Roger Freels | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (SF), Brandon Borger (PF) Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:36 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Hawkins | 24-24 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 08:10 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:05 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike Donahue and he's fouled by Gilbert Moore - foul #1 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #3 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Charles Soules (SF), Franklin Beals (C) Lee Hawkins, Jerry Meader | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard McWhirter (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Mario Clark | |
| 08:05 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 27-24 |
| 07:43 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Leroy Jones | 27-24 |
| 07:25 | Hofstra | Charles Soules is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Soules, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vince Birk (SF) Jesse Sonnier | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Mike Donahue (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Soules (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Franklin Beals (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) SG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) SF - Vince Birk (fresh) PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) C - Brandon Borger (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 06:37 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Leroy Jones | 29-27 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore connects on the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Bullock - foul #1 on Ronald Bullock, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG), Steve Lamb (SG), Lee Hawkins (SF), Jerry Meader (C) Mike Donahue, Leroy Jones, Ronald Bullock, Franklin Beals | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Clinton Gordon (PF), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Richard McWhirter, Vince Birk, Brandon Borger | |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:53 | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins double dribbles | 29-30 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier (SF) Gilbert Moore | |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Roger Freels - foul #2 on Roger Freels, team foul #12 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock (PF), Franklin Beals (C) Roger Freels, Charles Soules | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vince Birk (SF) Jesse Sonnier | |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:19 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:01 | Hofstra | Vince Birk steps in front of the Steve Lamb pass | 29-30 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal lays it in set up by Vince Birk | 29-32 |
| 04:48 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Clinton Gordon - foul #1 on Clinton Gordon, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Leroy Jones (SG) Jerry Meader | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (PF) Clinton Gordon | |
| 04:48 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:48 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Mario Clark gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Mario Clark is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bullock - foul #2 on Ronald Bullock, team foul #13 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Charles Soules (PF) Ronald Bullock | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Mario Clark makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Mario Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:38 | Hofstra | Guy Church is called for the reach on Steve Lamb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guy Church, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| 04:13 | Hofstra | Steve Lamb comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Guy Church - foul #2 on Guy Church, team foul #6 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Mike Donahue (PG), Jerry Meader (C) Charles Soules, Franklin Beals | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG) Guy Church | |
| 04:13 | Hofstra | Steve Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:13 | Hofstra | Steve Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Mario Clark gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 31-34 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Vince Birk tips it home | 31-36 |
| 03:41 | Hofstra | Jerry Meader is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rodney McCarrick (PF), Arthur Legge (C) Lee Hawkins, Jerry Meader | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF), Brandon Borger (C) Christopher Provencal, Vince Birk, Mario Clark | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Legge - foul #3 on Arthur Legge, team foul #14 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Bryan Pruett (SF), Ronald Bullock (C) Steve Lamb, Arthur Legge | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Clinton Gordon (PF) Richard McWhirter, Gilbert Moore | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 03:17 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Mike Donahue (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bryan Pruett (fresh) PF - Rodney McCarrick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Bullock (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Borger (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Hofstra | Jesse Sonnier swats the shot by Bryan Pruett | 31-37 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Guy Church hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 02:31 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:08 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Wilbur Boudreaux - foul #1 on Wilbur Boudreaux, team foul #7 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG), Lee Hawkins (SF), Franklin Beals (C) Mike Donahue, Bryan Pruett, Ronald Bullock | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Jesse Sonnier, Brandon Borger | |
| 02:08 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:08 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Lee Hawkins picks off the pass by Christopher Provencal | 33-37 |
| 01:37 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones misses the easy layup | 33-37 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Vince Birk pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Guy Church hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Vince Birk | 33-39 |
| 01:04 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 33-39 |
| 01:03 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:55 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 00:53 | Hofstra | Leroy Jones tips it but misses | 33-39 |
| 00:52 | Hofstra | Franklin Beals pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:36 | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins misses the lay-in | 33-39 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Guy Church | 33-39 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Rodney McCarrick - foul #3 on Rodney McCarrick, team foul #15 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Mike Donahue (PG), Charles Soules (SF), Ronald Bullock (PF) Leroy Jones, Lee Hawkins, Rodney McCarrick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Gilbert Moore (SF), Brandon Borger (PF) Guy Church, Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:01 | Hofstra | Mike Donahue scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses long on a fullcourt shot | 36-41 |