| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Higginbotham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clinton Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Cavanagh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonathan Schabowski (fresh) PF - Roman Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Denson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Jonathan Schabowski inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Utah State | Myron Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-36 |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody double dribbles | 29-36 |
| 19:22 | Utah State | Roman Parsons slams it home | 29-38 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Schabowski - foul #1 on Jonathan Schabowski, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:46 | Utah State | Brandon Denson buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Myron Brown | 31-40 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Roman Parsons - foul #3 on Roman Parsons, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Woods (SF) Clinton Bowman | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (SG), Jeremy Nobles (SF), David Lee (PF), Robert Bullis (C) Myron Brown, Jonathan Schabowski, Roman Parsons, Brandon Denson | |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:11 | Utah State | David Lee misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller blows the wide open dunk | 32-40 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Keller | 32-40 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Marvin Woods - foul #1 on Marvin Woods, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (PG), Kyle Moody (SG), Douglas Williams (SF), Tommy Hull (C) Joseph Hanna, Joe Higginbotham, Randy Peabody, Samuel Keller | |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (SG) Richard Cavanagh | |
| 17:15 | Utah State | Robert Bullis is fouled on the floor by Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffery Richardson (SF) Robert Bullis | |
| 16:54 | Utah State | David Lee knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Grenier | 32-42 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jason Canady and he's fouled by David Lee - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman (SF) Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Jonathan Schabowski (SF), Brandon Denson (C) David Grenier, Jeffery Richardson, Jeremy Nobles | |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:22 | Utah State | Brandon Denson makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jonathan Schabowski and the foul's on Kyle Moody - foul #2 on Kyle Moody, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Samuel Keller (C) Jason Canady, Marvin Woods | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:22 | Utah State | Brandon Denson makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Tommy Hull tips it but misses | 35-45 |
| 16:11 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Brandon Denson | 35-45 |
| 15:54 | Utah State | Clifford Bailey is fouled on the floor by Kyle Moody - foul #3 on Kyle Moody, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham (SG), Randy Peabody (PF) Kyle Moody, Tommy Hull | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Michael Marchetti (SG), Jeffery Richardson (SF), Roman Parsons (PF), Robert Bullis (C) Clifford Bailey, Myron Brown, Jonathan Schabowski, David Lee, Brandon Denson | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Higginbotham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clinton Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Cavanagh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Marchetti (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roman Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bullis (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Robert Bullis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller hits a runner in the paint set up by Joe Higginbotham | 37-45 |
| 15:06 | Utah State | Jeffery Richardson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hanna - foul #2 on Joseph Hanna, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Woods (SF), Isaiah Anderson (C) Clinton Bowman, Samuel Keller | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeremy Nobles (C) Robert Bullis | |
| 14:54 | Utah State | Jeffery Richardson clanks a floater from the right side | 37-45 |
| 14:52 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Nobles | 37-45 |
| 14:41 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-47 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Hanna | 39-47 |
| 14:12 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh is hacked by Marvin Woods - foul #2 on Marvin Woods, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (PG), Kyle Moody (SG), Douglas Williams (SF) Joseph Hanna, Joe Higginbotham, Randy Peabody | |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Jonathan Schabowski (SF), Brandon Denson (C) Richard Cavanagh, Jeffery Richardson, Jeremy Nobles | |
| 13:55 | Utah State | Myron Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kyle Moody - foul #4 on Kyle Moody, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tommy Hull (PF), Samuel Keller (C) Kyle Moody, Marvin Woods | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (PG) Michael Marchetti | |
| 13:55 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:55 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 13:39 | Utah State | Myron Brown jams it on a nice dish by Jonathan Schabowski | 39-51 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Jonathan Schabowski is called for the reach on Isaiah Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Schabowski, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Lee (PF) Roman Parsons | |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Jason Canady is fouled on the floor by David Lee - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman (SF) Isaiah Anderson | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman is alone and throws it down and he's hacked by Jonathan Schabowski - foul #3 on Jonathan Schabowski, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Peabody (PF) Tommy Hull | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Michael Marchetti (SF), Jeremy Nobles (C) Myron Brown, Jonathan Schabowski, Brandon Denson | |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh double dribbles | 42-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG) Jason Canady | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roman Parsons (PF) David Grenier | |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Douglas Williams | 44-51 |
| 12:18 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-51 |
| 12:17 | Utah State | David Lee tips it home | 44-53 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Cavanagh - foul #1 on Richard Cavanagh, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham (SG), Marvin Woods (SF), Isaiah Anderson (C) Douglas Williams, Clinton Bowman, Samuel Keller | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (SG), Jeffery Richardson (SF), Robert Bullis (C) Richard Cavanagh, Jeremy Nobles, David Lee | |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:44 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bullis | 46-55 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Higginbotham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Isaiah Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Marchetti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Grenier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roman Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bullis (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Peabody | 48-55 |
| 11:12 | Utah State | Roman Parsons is hacked by Joe Higginbotham - foul #2 on Joe Higginbotham, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (PG), Tommy Hull (C) Joseph Hanna, Randy Peabody | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Myron Brown (SG), Jonathan Schabowski (SF), Brandon Denson (C) Michael Marchetti, David Grenier, Jeffery Richardson, Robert Bullis | |
| 11:12 | Utah State | Roman Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:12 | Utah State | Roman Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Canady | 51-57 |
| 10:34 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-57 |
| 10:33 | Utah State | Roman Parsons tips it home | 51-59 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Tommy Hull makes the jumper from the right block | 53-59 |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Brandon Denson drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Cavanagh | 53-62 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Marvin Woods can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Tommy Hull tips it in | 55-62 |
| 09:30 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Jason Canady snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson misses the shot from the baseline | 55-62 |
| 09:07 | Utah State | Roman Parsons pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 09:00 | Utah State | Joe Higginbotham is called for the reach on Myron Brown - foul #3 on Joe Higginbotham, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Clinton Bowman (SF), Randy Peabody (PF), Samuel Keller (C) Jason Canady, Joe Higginbotham, Marvin Woods, Isaiah Anderson, Tommy Hull | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (PG), Michael Marchetti (SF), David Lee (PF), Jeremy Nobles (C) Richard Cavanagh, Jonathan Schabowski, Roman Parsons, Brandon Denson | |
| 09:00 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:00 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody hits a runner from the left block set up by Joseph Hanna | 57-64 |
| 08:30 | Utah State | Myron Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-64 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Samuel Keller | 57-64 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-64 |
| 08:11 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Jeremy Nobles is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jeremy Nobles, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Moody (SG) Clinton Bowman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Bullis (C) Myron Brown | |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hanna and the foul's on Robert Bullis - foul #2 on Robert Bullis, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (SG), Jeffery Richardson (SF), Roman Parsons (PF) David Grenier, Jeremy Nobles, David Lee | |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randy Peabody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Marchetti (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roman Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bullis (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Utah State | Roman Parsons double dribbles | 60-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman (SF) Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG) Clifford Bailey | |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Jeffery Richardson - foul #1 on Jeffery Richardson, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham (SG) Kyle Moody | |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (SG) Michael Marchetti | |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:59 | Utah State | Roman Parsons grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 06:57 | Utah State | Joe Higginbotham takes the ball from Richard Cavanagh in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 06:35 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Richardson | 61-64 |
| 06:12 | Utah State | Clifford Bailey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joe Higginbotham - foul #4 on Joe Higginbotham, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (PG), Douglas Williams (SF), Marvin Woods (PF), Isaiah Anderson (C) Joseph Hanna, Clinton Bowman, Randy Peabody, Samuel Keller | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Marchetti (SF), David Lee (PF), Jeremy Nobles (C) Jeffery Richardson, Roman Parsons, Robert Bullis | |
| 06:12 | Utah State | Clifford Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:12 | Utah State | Clifford Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Jason Canady is hacked by Clifford Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Bailey, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (PG) Richard Cavanagh | |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Jason Canady misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Jason Canady makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:50 | Utah State | David Grenier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 05:48 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti tips it in | 62-67 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Clifford Bailey - foul #2 on Clifford Bailey, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Moody (SG), Tommy Hull (C) Joe Higginbotham, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Jonathan Schabowski (SF), Brandon Denson (C) David Grenier, Clifford Bailey, Jeremy Nobles | |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Brandon Denson grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 05:15 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh drills a jumper in the paint | 62-69 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson loses the dribble to Richard Cavanagh | 62-69 |
| 05:00 | Utah State | David Lee blows the layup | 62-69 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Isaiah Anderson | 62-69 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Kyle Moody double dribbles | 62-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Douglas Williams (SF), Samuel Keller (C) Jason Canady, Isaiah Anderson, Marvin Woods | |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Jeremy Nobles (SF), Roman Parsons (PF) Michael Marchetti, Jonathan Schabowski, David Lee | |
| 04:26 | Utah State | Roman Parsons misses the jump hook from the baseline | 62-69 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Tommy Hull gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Peabody (PF) Tommy Hull | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffery Richardson (SF) Brandon Denson | |
| 04:08 | Utah State | Roman Parsons banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Cavanagh | 62-71 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Jeffery Richardson picks off the pass by Douglas Williams in the backcourt | 62-71 |
| 03:46 | Utah State | Roman Parsons lays it in set up by Myron Brown and he's fouled by Joseph Hanna - foul #3 on Joseph Hanna, team foul #11 | 62-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham (SG), Clinton Bowman (SF) Kyle Moody, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (PG), Clifford Bailey (SG), Robert Bullis (C) Richard Cavanagh, Myron Brown, Jeffery Richardson | |
| 03:46 | Utah State | Roman Parsons misses the free throw | 62-73 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Samuel Keller | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-73 |
| 03:26 | Utah State | Robert Bullis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Higginbotham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clinton Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Grenier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Nobles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roman Parsons (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bullis (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Utah State | Roman Parsons clanks a jump hook from the right block | 62-73 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller grabs the board | 62-73 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Randy Peabody | 64-73 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Michael Marchetti (SG), Jonathan Schabowski (SF), Brandon Denson (C) David Grenier, Clifford Bailey, Jeremy Nobles, Robert Bullis | |
| 02:35 | Utah State | Jonathan Schabowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clinton Bowman - foul #1 on Clinton Bowman, team foul #12 | 64-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Woods (PF) Randy Peabody | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:35 | Utah State | Jonathan Schabowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 02:35 | Utah State | Jonathan Schabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roman Parsons - foul #4 on Roman Parsons, team foul #13 | 64-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaiah Anderson (PF) Clinton Bowman | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Joe Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Brandon Denson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-75 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marvin Woods | 66-75 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Bowman (SF), Randy Peabody (PF) Marvin Woods, Isaiah Anderson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG) Michael Marchetti | |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Richard Cavanagh takes the ball from Joseph Hanna | 66-75 |
| 01:29 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh hits the finger roll | 66-77 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Roman Parsons denies the turnaround by Clinton Bowman | 66-77 |
| 01:12 | Utah State | Jonathan Schabowski gets the rebound | 66-77 |
| 00:47 | Utah State | Myron Brown knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Cavanagh | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brandon Denson - foul #3 on Brandon Denson, team foul #14 | 66-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (PG), Kyle Moody (SG), Marvin Woods (SF), Isaiah Anderson (PF) Joseph Hanna, Joe Higginbotham, Clinton Bowman, Randy Peabody | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Marchetti (PG), David Grenier (SG), Jeremy Nobles (SF), David Lee (PF), Robert Bullis (C) Richard Cavanagh, Myron Brown, Jonathan Schabowski, Roman Parsons, Brandon Denson | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Samuel Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | David Lee pulls down the rebound | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti is fouled on the floor by Jason Canady - foul #1 on Jason Canady, team foul #13 | 67-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tommy Hull (C) Samuel Keller | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:12 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti makes the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:12 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti misses the 2nd free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marvin Woods | 67-81 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | David Lee denies the turnaround by Marvin Woods | 67-81 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | David Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti runs out the clock | 67-81 |