| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Sykes (fresh) C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Higginbotham (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Keller (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Bowman | 30-31 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Gerald Belmonte swats the layup by Samuel Keller | 30-31 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alejandro Rodriquez | 30-31 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 30-31 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna tips it in | 30-33 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody lays it up and in and the foul's on Alvin Sykes - foul #3 on Alvin Sykes, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (SG), Dale Hill (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Charles Peterson (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Gerald Belmonte, Alvin Sykes, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Woods (SF) Clinton Bowman | |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Henry Morrow hits a shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 32-36 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Henry Morrow misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Charles Peterson gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Hill (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) C - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Woods (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Keller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Dale Hill hits a jumper from close range set up by Eugene Piercy | 34-36 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Alvin Sykes (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Eugene Piercy, Dale Hill, Ryan Capozzi, Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (PG), Kyle Moody (SG), Clinton Bowman (SF), Isaiah Anderson (C) Joseph Hanna, Joe Higginbotham, Randy Peabody, Samuel Keller | |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez is whistled for traveling | 34-36 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Kyle Moody misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods tips it in | 34-38 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Hill (PG) Henry Morrow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tommy Hull (C) Marvin Woods | |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Jason Canady can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Dale Hill hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alejandro Rodriquez | 36-38 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Jason Canady misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty can't throw it down | 36-38 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dale Hill - foul #1 on Dale Hill, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG) Dale Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Joe Higginbotham (SG), Randy Peabody (PF), Samuel Keller (C) Jason Canady, Kyle Moody, Clinton Bowman, Tommy Hull | |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Randy Peabody denies the turnaround by Alvin Sykes | 38-40 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-40 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller makes the floater from the baseline set up by Isaiah Anderson | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Fogarty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Higginbotham (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaiah Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Peabody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Alejandro Rodriquez | 40-42 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Piercy - foul #1 on Eugene Piercy, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (SG), Dale Hill (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Charles Peterson (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Gerald Belmonte, Alvin Sykes, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman (SF) Isaiah Anderson | |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Charles Peterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Moody (SG) Joe Higginbotham | |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kyle Moody | 40-45 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Magness (C) Eugene Piercy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Woods (PF) Randy Peabody | |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi banks in the layup on a great pass from Alan Magness and he's hacked by Marvin Woods - foul #1 on Marvin Woods, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham (SG), Douglas Williams (SF), Tommy Hull (C) Kyle Moody, Clinton Bowman, Samuel Keller | |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Tommy Hull snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Ryan Capozzi steals the ball from Joseph Hanna | 42-45 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Charles Peterson makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Morrow and he's fouled by Joseph Hanna - foul #3 on Joseph Hanna, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Alvin Sykes (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Henry Morrow, Dale Hill, Ryan Capozzi, Alan Magness | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (PG), Randy Peabody (PF), Samuel Keller (C) Joseph Hanna, Douglas Williams, Tommy Hull | |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Charles Peterson makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses the easy layup | 45-45 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Peabody | 47-45 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Charles Peterson picks off the pass by Randy Peabody | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Sykes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Canady (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Keller (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Randy Peabody steals it from Edward Fogarty | 47-45 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Jason Canady drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joe Higginbotham | 47-47 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alejandro Rodriquez | 49-47 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Charles Peterson swats the layup by Marvin Woods | 49-47 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller tips it home | 49-49 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Charles Peterson misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Joe Higginbotham | 49-51 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Charles Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Marvin Woods - foul #2 on Marvin Woods, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (PG), Dale Hill (SG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Ryan Capozzi (C) Eugene Piercy, Alejandro Rodriquez, Alvin Sykes, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Kyle Moody (SG), Clinton Bowman (SF), Isaiah Anderson (PF), Tommy Hull (C) Jason Canady, Joe Higginbotham, Marvin Woods, Randy Peabody, Samuel Keller | |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Charles Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Charles Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Hanna and he's fouled by Henry Morrow - foul #1 on Henry Morrow, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Magness (C) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ryan Capozzi | 50-53 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Alan Magness buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Tommy Hull clanks a jump hook near the basket | 53-53 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson tips it home | 53-55 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Henry Morrow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Tommy Hull grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman misses the dunk attempt | 53-55 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Dale Hill gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi drills a 3 from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Kyle Moody drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hanna | 56-57 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Alan Magness is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hanna - foul #4 on Joseph Hanna, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Alvin Sykes (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Henry Morrow, Ryan Capozzi, Alan Magness | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Woods (SF), Randy Peabody (PF), Samuel Keller (C) Clinton Bowman, Isaiah Anderson, Tommy Hull | |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Dale Hill makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Belmonte | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Hill (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Sykes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kyle Moody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Keller (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Alvin Sykes blocks the short jumper by Samuel Keller | 58-57 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods misses the tip | 58-57 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody tips it home | 58-59 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 58-59 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes tips it but misses | 58-59 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Kyle Moody grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SG) Dale Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham (SG), Clinton Bowman (SF) Kyle Moody, Marvin Woods | |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy drills a floater from the right side | 60-59 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Alejandro Rodriquez takes the ball from Samuel Keller | 60-59 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez banks in the layup | 62-59 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman is hacked by Gerald Belmonte - foul #1 on Gerald Belmonte, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Keller | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Hanna - foul #5 on Joseph Hanna, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (PG) Joseph Hanna | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is hacked by Jason Canady in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Canady, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Magness (PF) Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty is hacked by Clinton Bowman - foul #1 on Clinton Bowman, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Samuel Keller | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-64 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy runs out the clock | 65-64 |