| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyman Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vince Birk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Vince Birk pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Aaron Aldana is called for the reach on Christopher Provencal - foul #2 on Aaron Aldana, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Guy Church | 39-34 |
| 19:14 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts knocks in the jumper from close range | 41-34 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Mario Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Lyman Pitts | 41-34 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 18:37 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Mario Clark can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 41-36 |
| 18:20 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:02 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Aaron Aldana | 44-36 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 17:28 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins is fouled on the floor by Vince Birk - foul #1 on Vince Birk, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill (PF) Eugene Tripp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (SF), Brandon Borger (PF) Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon | |
| 17:12 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts is fouled on the floor by Christopher Provencal - foul #1 on Christopher Provencal, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SF), Fred Rogers (C) Henry Perkins, Lyman Pitts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard McWhirter (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Mario Clark | |
| 16:57 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 44-39 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger is denied on a layup by Franklin Hill | 44-39 |
| 16:36 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Franklin Hill | 44-39 |
| 16:11 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill banks in the layup set up by Aaron Aldana | 46-39 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Henry Perkins (SF), Eugene Tripp (PF), Lyman Pitts (C) Conrad Tapley, Aaron Aldana, Franklin Hill, Fred Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Richard McWhirter, Jesse Sonnier, Gilbert Moore, Brandon Borger | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyman Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vince Birk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Provencal picks off the pass by Robert Reddy in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Guy Church hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Tripp - foul #2 on Eugene Tripp, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 3rd free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:39 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 15:20 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Vince Birk buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 14:28 | SE Missouri State | Mario Clark is called for the reach on Robert Reddy - foul #3 on Mario Clark, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Aaron Aldana (SG) Robert Reddy, David Carnegie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:13 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Aaron Aldana | 48-43 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 13:59 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:36 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Provencal steps in front of the Henry Perkins pass | 48-43 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the lay-in | 48-43 |
| 13:31 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:11 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Mario Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Guy Church is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Guy Church, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SF), Franklin Hill (PF), Fred Rogers (C) Henry Perkins, Eugene Tripp, Lyman Pitts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard McWhirter (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Brandon Borger (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon, Mario Clark | |
| 12:33 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley is hacked by Jesse Sonnier - foul #2 on Jesse Sonnier, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 12:22 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard McWhirter - foul #1 on Richard McWhirter, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| 12:22 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:22 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brandon Borger | 50-45 |
| 11:50 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG) Conrad Tapley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Franklin Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Borger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 11:27 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Franklin Hill | 50-45 |
| 11:15 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF), Lyman Pitts (C) David Carnegie, Fred Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Mario Clark (C) Richard McWhirter, Jesse Sonnier | |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the easy layup | 50-45 |
| 10:54 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Franklin Hill | 50-45 |
| 10:43 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Provencal takes the ball from Franklin Hill | 50-45 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Franklin Hill - foul #2 on Franklin Hill, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Eugene Tripp (PF) Aaron Aldana, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Vince Birk (SF) Wilbur Boudreaux, Gilbert Moore | |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:02 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Vince Birk pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Robert Reddy is called for the reach on Christopher Provencal - foul #2 on Robert Reddy, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana (SG), David Carnegie (SF), Fred Rogers (C) Robert Reddy, Henry Perkins, Lyman Pitts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Clinton Gordon (PF), Gilbert Moore (C) Christopher Provencal, Brandon Borger, Mario Clark | |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore clanks a runner near the basket | 50-47 |
| 09:09 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 08:56 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 08:55 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:36 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the driving attempt in the lane | 52-47 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Guy Church hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:31 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:12 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David Carnegie | 54-47 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on David Carnegie - foul #2 on David Carnegie, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Henry Perkins (SF), Franklin Hill (PF), Lyman Pitts (C) Conrad Tapley, David Carnegie, Eugene Tripp, Fred Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Vince Birk | |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Henry Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lyman Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Henry Perkins | 57-50 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the tip | 57-50 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Mario Clark hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 06:58 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Mario Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 06:22 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 06:21 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill tips it home | 59-54 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore steps out of bounds on the sideline | 59-54 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Eugene Tripp (PF) Aaron Aldana, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Vince Birk (SF), Brandon Borger (PF) Guy Church, Gilbert Moore, Clinton Gordon | |
| 05:47 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 59-54 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Mario Clark buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Vince Birk and he's hacked by Conrad Tapley - foul #1 on Conrad Tapley, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SF), Franklin Hill (C) Henry Perkins, Lyman Pitts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (SG) Christopher Provencal | |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Mario Clark misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:19 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 05:04 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley makes the shot from the right side set up by David Carnegie | 61-56 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Mario Clark loses the dribble to Franklin Hill | 61-56 |
| 04:29 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-56 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 04:09 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:58 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Eugene Tripp | 63-56 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vince Birk | 63-58 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Reddy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Carnegie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eugene Tripp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vince Birk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Borger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana (SG), Henry Perkins (SF), Jim Yancy (PF), Lyman Pitts (C) Robert Reddy, David Carnegie, Eugene Tripp, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Gilbert Moore (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Richard McWhirter, Vince Birk, Brandon Borger, Mario Clark | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Guy Church connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Sonnier | 63-60 |
| 02:55 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Gilbert Moore - foul #1 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 02:55 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:55 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill (PF) Jim Yancy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Borger (C) Jesse Sonnier | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore tips it back up and in | 65-62 |
| 02:24 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp (PF) Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vince Birk (SF), Mario Clark (C) Gilbert Moore, Brandon Borger | |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Conrad Tapley - foul #2 on Conrad Tapley, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:06 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Eugene Tripp | 67-63 |
| 01:45 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-63 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 67-63 |
| 01:30 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:11 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley loses the dribble to Mario Clark | 67-63 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Eugene Tripp is called for the reach on Clinton Gordon - foul #3 on Eugene Tripp, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:52 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-63 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Vince Birk gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Guy Church drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Gordon | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | SE Missouri State | Guy Church is called for the reach on Eugene Tripp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guy Church, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:16 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:16 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Guy Church is whistled for traveling | 69-66 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Franklin Hill (PF) Conrad Tapley, Eugene Tripp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:10 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana is hacked by Guy Church in the backcourt - foul #4 on Guy Church, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:10 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon grabs the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |