| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Norman Vanhoose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hazelton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfonso Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Birk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Borger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | David Hazelton inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 38-39 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Vince Birk snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Norman Vanhoose is called for the reach on Alfonso Mendez - foul #3 on Norman Vanhoose, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Grady Tague (PG) Norman Vanhoose | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Grady Tague is called for the reach on Jesse Sonnier - foul #2 on Grady Tague, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Kurt Mills picks off the pass by Vince Birk | 38-39 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Hazelton - foul #1 on David Hazelton, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randall Lucas (SG), Jim Gandy (PF) Kurt Mills, Scott White | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (C) Brandon Borger | |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | David Hazelton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the driving attempt from the right block | 38-40 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Moore | 38-40 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier misses the jump hook from close range | 38-40 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Jim Gandy pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Randall Lucas misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard McWhirter - foul #3 on Richard McWhirter, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Dane (PG), Michael Arce (SF), Scott White (PF) Grady Tague, David Hazelton, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty (PG), William Godby (SG), James Duncan (PF), Brandon Borger (C) Richard McWhirter, Jesse Sonnier, Alfonso Mendez, Vince Birk | |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Randall Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Randall Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Leighty | 40-43 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Jesse Dane misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Dane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Gandy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Aaron Leighty (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Godby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Borger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Michael Arce is blocked by Gilbert Moore | 40-45 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Lucas | 40-45 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Randall Lucas is fouled on the floor by William Godby - foul #2 on William Godby, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG), Kurt Mills (SG), Thomas Gannon (C) Jesse Dane, Randall Lucas, Scott White | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (PG), Norberto Esposito (PF), Gabriel Turner (C) William Godby, Gilbert Moore, Brandon Borger | |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Kurt Mills misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Duncan | 40-45 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Richard McWhirter, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Young (PF) Jim Gandy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier (SG) Richard McWhirter | |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Michael Arce's pass is intercepted by James Duncan | 40-45 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Gannon swats the short shot by Norberto Esposito | 40-45 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Leighty | 40-45 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kurt Mills - foul #2 on Kurt Mills, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Hazelton (SF), Jim Gandy (PF) Michael Arce, Chad Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Godby (PG), Alfonso Mendez (SF), Vince Birk (PF), Brandon Borger (C) Aaron Leighty, James Duncan, Norberto Esposito, Gabriel Turner | |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | David Hazelton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Norman Vanhoose | 42-47 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Vince Birk knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Alfonso Mendez | 42-49 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the shot in the lane | 44-49 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Gannon - foul #2 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Grady Tague (PG), Randall Lucas (SG), Scott White (PF) Norman Vanhoose, Kurt Mills, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty (PG) Jesse Sonnier | |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Grady Tague lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Gandy and he's fouled by Aaron Leighty - foul #2 on Aaron Leighty, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Arce (C) Jim Gandy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (C) Brandon Borger | |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Grady Tague makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Grady Tague clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gilbert Moore | 47-51 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott White | 47-51 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | David Hazelton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Grady Tague (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hazelton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Aaron Leighty (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Godby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfonso Mendez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vince Birk (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilbert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty is called for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG), Jim Gandy (C) Grady Tague, David Hazelton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon (SG), James Duncan (PF), Gabriel Turner (C) William Godby, Alfonso Mendez, Vince Birk | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Eldon McMahon - foul #1 on Eldon McMahon, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kurt Mills (SG) Randall Lucas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier (SG) Eldon McMahon | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Kurt Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Kurt Mills buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Vanhoose | 52-51 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier is hacked by Scott White - foul #2 on Scott White, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Hazelton (SF), Thomas Gannon (C) Michael Arce, Scott White | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Godby (PG), Vince Birk (PF), Brandon Borger (C) Aaron Leighty, James Duncan, Gabriel Turner | |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Vince Birk connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Jim Gandy - foul #1 on Jim Gandy, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez (SF) Gilbert Moore | |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Jesse Sonnier steps in front of the Kurt Mills pass | 52-53 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez makes the fadeaway from the right side | 52-55 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Gannon is blocked by Vince Birk | 52-55 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Vince Birk gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Vince Birk pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez is hacked by Thomas Gannon - foul #3 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Grady Tague (PG), Randall Lucas (SG), Michael Arce (SF), Scott White (PF) Norman Vanhoose, Kurt Mills, David Hazelton, Jim Gandy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty (PG), Eldon McMahon (SG), Gilbert Moore (PF) William Godby, Jesse Sonnier, Vince Birk | |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Michael Arce grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Michael Arce's layup is rejected by Gilbert Moore | 52-56 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Grady Tague grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Grady Tague drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger's pass is intercepted by Thomas Gannon | 54-56 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Alfonso Mendez steals it from Michael Arce | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Grady Tague (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Gannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Aaron Leighty (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eldon McMahon (fresh) SF - Alfonso Mendez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Borger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger misses the easy layup | 54-56 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Michael Arce gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon banks in the layup set up by Randall Lucas and he's fouled by Gilbert Moore - foul #2 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Hazelton (SF) Michael Arce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (PG), William Godby (SG), Vince Birk (PF), James Duncan (C) Aaron Leighty, Eldon McMahon, Alfonso Mendez, Brandon Borger | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses the free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Vince Birk hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 56-56 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Richard McWhirter steps in front of the Scott White pass | 56-56 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses the easy layup | 56-56 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | James Duncan can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | David Hazelton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Randall Lucas is hacked by Gilbert Moore - foul #3 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG), Jim Gandy (PF), Michael Arce (C) Grady Tague, Scott White, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier (SG) William Godby | |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Randall Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Randall Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard McWhirter | 58-58 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Randall Lucas | 60-58 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | James Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Hazelton | 60-58 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Randall Lucas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Randall Lucas grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Randall Lucas banks in the layup set up by Michael Arce | 62-58 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Duncan | 62-58 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | David Hazelton gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose hits a jumper from the right block set up by Jim Gandy | 64-58 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Norman Vanhoose steals it from Jesse Sonnier | 64-58 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose lays it in | 66-58 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Norman Vanhoose picks off the pass by Vince Birk | 66-58 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kurt Mills (SG), Scott White (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Randall Lucas, David Hazelton, Jim Gandy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez (SF), Brandon Borger (C) Gilbert Moore, Vince Birk | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Scott White makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kurt Mills | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Norman Vanhoose (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kurt Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfonso Mendez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Borger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter is hacked by Scott White - foul #3 on Scott White, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Maddux (SF) Michael Arce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Kurt Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-60 |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Kurt Mills steps in front of the Brandon Borger pass | 69-60 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Brandon Maddux buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kurt Mills | 72-60 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-60 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger grabs the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter drills a floater near the basket set up by Brandon Borger and he's hacked by Norman Vanhoose - foul #4 on Norman Vanhoose, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Grady Tague (PG), David Hazelton (SF) Norman Vanhoose, Brandon Maddux | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty (SG), Vince Birk (PF) Jesse Sonnier, James Duncan | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | David Hazelton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Vince Birk pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter makes the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Grady Tague - foul #3 on Grady Tague, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG) Grady Tague | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier (SG) Aaron Leighty | |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter makes the free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alfonso Mendez | 72-69 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Brandon Borger is called for the reach on Thomas Gannon - foul #3 on Brandon Borger, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Sonnier | 74-72 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon is fouled on the floor by Brandon Borger - foul #4 on Brandon Borger, team foul #9 | 74-72 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon is hacked by Richard McWhirter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard McWhirter, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty (PG) Richard McWhirter | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott White - foul #4 on Scott White, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose is hacked by Aaron Leighty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Leighty, team foul #11 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Arce (SF) David Hazelton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alfonso Mendez | 78-75 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Aaron Leighty is called for the reach on Thomas Gannon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Leighty, team foul #12 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Grady Tague (PG) Norman Vanhoose | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty is hacked by Thomas Gannon - foul #4 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (PG), David Hazelton (SF) Grady Tague, Michael Arce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose is hacked by Aaron Leighty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aaron Leighty, team foul #13 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Arce (SF) David Hazelton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Godby (PG) Aaron Leighty | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Norman Vanhoose picks off the pass by Jesse Sonnier | 82-77 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Kurt Mills misses the lay-in | 82-77 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon tips it home | 84-77 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-80 |