| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) PF - John Goodridge (fresh) C - Akim Zigler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Rene Gallo (fresh) SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) SF - John Currier (fresh) PF - Bryan Carter (fresh) C - Daniel Villarreal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | John Currier misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Akim Zigler | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Akim Zigler makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith and he's fouled by Daniel Villarreal - foul #1 on Daniel Villarreal, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | John Currier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rene Gallo - foul #1 on Rene Gallo, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Carter | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Goodridge | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | John Goodridge can't finish the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Akim Zigler's dunk attempt is rejected by Bryan Carter | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | John Currier pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | John Currier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (C) Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Coffey (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), Vladimir Zihal (PF), Jedrek Kalinoski (C) Rene Gallo, Bernard Barnett, Bryan Carter, Daniel Villarreal | |
| 16:38 | Xavier | John Goodridge scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 8-2 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | John Currier connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Hedeon Sivic | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Richard Kulas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Kulas, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), Arthur Monroe (C) Lawrence Smith, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn (SF) John Currier | |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal can't finish the layup | 8-5 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe grabs the board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) PF - James Raposo (fresh) C - Arthur Monroe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Coffey (fresh) SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) SF - Tommy Dunn (fresh) PF - Vladimir Zihal (fresh) C - Jedrek Kalinoski (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Eduardo Sanchez | 10-5 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | William Coffey scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Hedeon Sivic | 10-7 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | William Coffey is fouled in the backcourt by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #1 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), John Goodridge (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest, James Raposo, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), John Currier (SF), Bryan Carter (PF), Daniel Villarreal (C) William Coffey, Hedeon Sivic, Tommy Dunn, Vladimir Zihal, Jedrek Kalinoski | |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | John Currier misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Richard Kulas grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith is fouled on the floor by John Currier - foul #1 on John Currier, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 13-7 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Carlos Dukes - foul #1 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | John Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett misses the floater from the left side | 13-8 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Akim Zigler | 13-8 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Daniel Villarreal is called for the reach on Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Villarreal, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SG), James Raposo (PF) Carlos Dukes, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG), Vladimir Zihal (C) Bernard Barnett, Daniel Villarreal | |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Richard Kulas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Akim Zigler tips it in | 15-8 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-8 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal hits the follow up shot | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Raposo (fresh) C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Rene Gallo (fresh) SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) SF - John Currier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Carter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vladimir Zihal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Richard Kulas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Currier - foul #2 on John Currier, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG), Arthur Monroe (C) Lawrence Smith, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Coffey (PG), Tommy Dunn (SF), Jedrek Kalinoski (C) Rene Gallo, John Currier, Bryan Carter | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | William Coffey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Raposo | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | James Raposo blows the layup but he's hacked by Tommy Dunn - foul #1 on Tommy Dunn, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), John Goodridge (PF) Dwight Heideman, Richard Kulas, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:46 | Xavier | James Raposo misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | James Raposo misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | William Coffey knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tommy Dunn | 17-13 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | The short jumper by Jack Laforest is denied by Vladimir Zihal | 17-13 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zihal | 17-13 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Jedrek Kalinoski hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Hedeon Sivic picks off the pass by James Raposo | 17-15 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Jack Laforest is called for the reach on Vladimir Zihal - foul #1 on Jack Laforest, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Richard Kulas (SF), Arthur Monroe (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Jack Laforest, John Goodridge, James Raposo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), Bryan Carter (PF) William Coffey, Tommy Dunn, Vladimir Zihal | |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hedeon Sivic | 17-18 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carlos Dukes - foul #2 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG) Carlos Dukes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Coffey (SF), Carl Patterson (C) Hedeon Sivic, Jedrek Kalinoski | |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Rene Gallo - foul #2 on Rene Gallo, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SG) Dwight Heideman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SF) Rene Gallo | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Akim Zigler gets the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | Akim Zigler's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Carter | 17-20 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Akim Zigler grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 19-20 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic is fouled on the floor by Akim Zigler - foul #1 on Akim Zigler, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Laforest (SF), John Goodridge (PF) Richard Kulas, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn (SF), Vladimir Zihal (C) Hedeon Sivic, Carl Patterson | |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Eduardo Sanchez steals the ball from Bryan Carter | 19-20 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eduardo Sanchez | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tommy Dunn (fresh) PF - Bryan Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Vladimir Zihal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett double dribbles | 21-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (C) Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez blows the layup but he's hacked by Tommy Dunn - foul #2 on Tommy Dunn, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF) Jack Laforest | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SF), Jedrek Kalinoski (C) Tommy Dunn, Bryan Carter | |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | William Coffey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Kulas - foul #2 on Richard Kulas, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (PG), Robert Dennis (SG), Jack Laforest (SF) Lawrence Smith, Eduardo Sanchez, Richard Kulas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | William Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | William Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Robert Dennis drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dwight Heideman | 25-22 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic's pass is intercepted by Dwight Heideman | 25-22 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Robert Dennis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dwight Heideman | 27-22 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Dwight Heideman takes the ball from Vladimir Zihal | 27-22 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Jedrek Kalinoski swats the short shot by Robert Dennis | 27-22 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Jedrek Kalinoski gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett blows the layup but the foul's on Jack Laforest - foul #2 on Jack Laforest, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Eduardo Sanchez (SF), Akim Zigler (C) Robert Dennis, Jack Laforest, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Carter (PF) Vladimir Zihal | |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Akim Zigler snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 29-23 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Akim Zigler takes the ball from William Coffey | 29-23 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | James Raposo misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-23 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Akim Zigler pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith is called for traveling | 29-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Dennis (SG), Arthur Monroe (PF) Dwight Heideman, James Raposo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Patterson (C) Jedrek Kalinoski | |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | William Coffey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bryan Carter | 29-25 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Bryan Carter swats the layup by Lawrence Smith | 29-25 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Robert Dennis tips it home | 31-25 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Carl Patterson clanks a shot from the left side | 31-25 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Eduardo Sanchez | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Coffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bernard Barnett (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Hedeon Sivic (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Carl Patterson (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Akim Zigler gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Hedeon Sivic takes the ball from Arthur Monroe | 33-25 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Akim Zigler gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Dennis | 36-25 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett is fouled on the floor by Robert Dennis - foul #1 on Robert Dennis, team foul #9 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), John Goodridge (PF), James Raposo (C) Lawrence Smith, Robert Dennis, Eduardo Sanchez, Arthur Monroe, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), John Currier (SF), Vladimir Zihal (PF), Daniel Villarreal (C) William Coffey, Hedeon Sivic, Bryan Carter, Carl Patterson | |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | James Raposo snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Rene Gallo - foul #3 on Rene Gallo, team foul #9 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn (PG) Rene Gallo | |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Dwight Heideman - foul #1 on Dwight Heideman, team foul #10 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG) Bernard Barnett | |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | James Raposo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Hedeon Sivic is called for the reach on Carlos Dukes - foul #1 on Hedeon Sivic, team foul #10 | 38-27 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal can't tip it in | 40-27 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Kulas gets the rebound | 40-27 |