| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jesse Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfred Bolan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Godlewski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ivan Szaflarski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Dennis Lester inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Hockensmith | 34-36 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 19:30 | Holy Cross | Bernard Hockensmith takes the ball from Dennis Lester | 34-36 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Ivan Szaflarski - foul #2 on Ivan Szaflarski, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:55 | Holy Cross | Dennis Lester clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 18:26 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Stribling - foul #3 on Ernest Stribling, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Koss (PG), John Knight (SF), Charles Garber (PF), Thomas Park (C) Jesse Williams, Dennis Lester, David Godlewski, Ivan Szaflarski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (SG), Timothy Foutch (SF) Ernest Stribling, Greg Ordonez | |
| 18:26 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Foutch | 36-40 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 17:55 | Holy Cross | Thomas Park grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 17:38 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 36-40 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman's pass is intercepted by Anthony Koss in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 17:30 | Holy Cross | Anthony Koss lays it in | 38-40 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-40 |
| 16:42 | Holy Cross | Anthony Koss grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:26 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses the runner in the lane | 40-40 |
| 15:59 | Holy Cross | John Knight pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Anthony Koss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Bolan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Garber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Park (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cohen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Foutch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Koss | 42-40 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Foutch, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jesse Williams (PG), Michael Tammaro (SG), Dennis Lester (SF), David Godlewski (PF), Ivan Szaflarski (C) Anthony Koss, Wilfred Bolan, John Knight, Charles Garber, Thomas Park | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Eric Heavner (PF), Akim Zacharewicz (C) Robert Milliman, Michael Cohen, Timothy Foutch, Bernard Hockensmith, Ronald Kemp | |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Michael Tammaro clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 14:57 | Holy Cross | Stanley Brown is called for the reach on Jesse Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Brown, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 14:40 | Holy Cross | Jesse Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 14:38 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 14:25 | Holy Cross | Michael Tammaro is fouled on the floor by Ernest Stribling - foul #4 on Ernest Stribling, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Bowman (SG) Ernest Stribling | |
| 14:10 | Holy Cross | Dennis Lester banks in the layup set up by David Godlewski | 44-43 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Mark Bowman is hacked by Michael Tammaro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Tammaro, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Brian Orosco (SF) Dennis Lester | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG) Stanley Brown | |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner makes the shot in the paint | 44-45 |
| 13:23 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski misses badly on a floater in the paint | 44-45 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | Mark Bowman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-45 |
| 13:00 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:39 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Brian Orosco | 46-45 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Eric Heavner is blocked by Ivan Szaflarski | 46-45 |
| 12:27 | Holy Cross | Michael Tammaro snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 12:21 | Holy Cross | Robert Milliman picks off the pass by Michael Tammaro | 46-45 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Michael Tammaro steals it from Greg Ordonez in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 12:16 | Holy Cross | Michael Tammaro banks in the layup | 48-45 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Mark Bowman's floater is knocked away by Brian Orosco | 48-45 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Koss (PG), Wilfred Bolan (SG), Dennis Lester (SF), Charles Garber (PF), Thomas Park (C) Jesse Williams, Michael Tammaro, Brian Orosco, David Godlewski, Ivan Szaflarski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Raymond Vaughn (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF), Timothy Foutch (C) Robert Milliman, Mark Bowman, Greg Ordonez, Eric Heavner, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Anthony Koss (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfred Bolan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Lester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Garber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Park (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Cohen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Foutch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 48-45 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Vaughn snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 10:55 | Holy Cross | Dennis Lester misses long on a jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 10:53 | Holy Cross | Thomas Park tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 10:12 | Holy Cross | Anthony Koss buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilfred Bolan | 53-47 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith loses the dribble to Dennis Lester in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 10:03 | Holy Cross | Dennis Lester lays it up and in | 55-47 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Garber | 55-47 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Raymond Vaughn is denied by Thomas Park | 55-47 |
| 09:31 | Holy Cross | Thomas Park grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 09:13 | Holy Cross | Michael Cohen is called for the reach on Dennis Lester - foul #1 on Michael Cohen, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Pfeffer (PG), John Knight (SF), David Godlewski (PF), Ivan Szaflarski (C) Anthony Koss, Dennis Lester, Charles Garber, Thomas Park | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Mark Bowman (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Ronald Kemp (C) Michael Cohen, Stanley Brown, Raymond Vaughn, Timothy Foutch | |
| 08:59 | Holy Cross | John Knight buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-47 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Ivan Szaflarski is called for the reach on Ronald Kemp - foul #3 on Ivan Szaflarski, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 57-47 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Greg Ordonez | 57-49 |
| 07:50 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski slams it home | 59-49 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG), Timothy Foutch (PF) Mark Bowman, Bernard Hockensmith | |
| 07:34 | Holy Cross | Robert Milliman is called for the reach on Wilfred Bolan - foul #2 on Robert Milliman, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jesse Williams (PG), Brian Orosco (SG), Dennis Lester (SF) James Pfeffer, Wilfred Bolan, John Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Heavner (PF) Greg Ordonez | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jesse Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Orosco (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Lester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Godlewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Ivan Szaflarski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Foutch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Heavner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Heavner - foul #3 on Eric Heavner, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Park (C) Ivan Szaflarski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG), Raymond Vaughn (SF) Robert Milliman, Timothy Foutch | |
| 07:18 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:18 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Cohen | 60-52 |
| 06:53 | Holy Cross | Jesse Williams misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Cohen - foul #2 on Michael Cohen, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Koss (SG), Michael Tammaro (SF), Charles Garber (PF) Brian Orosco, Dennis Lester, David Godlewski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:53 | Holy Cross | Jesse Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:53 | Holy Cross | Jesse Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Kemp | 61-54 |
| 06:19 | Holy Cross | Ernest Stribling picks off the pass by Thomas Park | 61-54 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Koss - foul #1 on Anthony Koss, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Pfeffer (PG), Wilfred Bolan (SG), John Knight (SF), David Godlewski (PF), Ivan Szaflarski (C) Jesse Williams, Anthony Koss, Michael Tammaro, Charles Garber, Thomas Park | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Bowman (PG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Akim Zacharewicz (PF) Michael Cohen, Raymond Vaughn, Eric Heavner | |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:33 | Holy Cross | The pull-up jumper by Wilfred Bolan is blocked by Ronald Kemp | 61-56 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch is hacked by John Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Brian Orosco (SG) Wilfred Bolan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (PG), Greg Ordonez (SF) Ernest Stribling, Ronald Kemp | |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | John Knight steals the ball from Stanley Brown | 61-56 |
| 04:52 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Szaflarski | 63-56 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 04:27 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:15 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by John Knight and he's fouled by Greg Ordonez - foul #2 on Greg Ordonez, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Koss (PG), Michael Tammaro (SG), Dennis Lester (SF), Charles Garber (PF) James Pfeffer, Brian Orosco, John Knight, David Godlewski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG), Raymond Vaughn (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF), Ronald Kemp (C) Stanley Brown, Mark Bowman, Greg Ordonez, Timothy Foutch, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 04:15 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski misses the free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Raymond Vaughn snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Michael Tammaro takes the ball from Ronald Kemp | 65-56 |
| 03:55 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Ivan Szaflarski is denied by Ronald Kemp | 65-56 |
| 03:53 | Holy Cross | Charles Garber grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Holy Cross | Michael Tammaro misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 03:23 | Holy Cross | Charles Garber tips it in | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Anthony Koss (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Tammaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Lester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Garber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Szaflarski (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Stribling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Anthony Koss takes the ball from Bernard Hockensmith | 67-56 |
| 02:53 | Holy Cross | Raymond Vaughn is called for the reach on Charles Garber - foul #1 on Raymond Vaughn, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jesse Williams (PG), Wilfred Bolan (SG), John Knight (SF), Thomas Park (C) Anthony Koss, Michael Tammaro, Dennis Lester, Ivan Szaflarski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Eric Heavner (C) Robert Milliman, Raymond Vaughn, Ronald Kemp | |
| 02:53 | Holy Cross | Charles Garber makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:53 | Holy Cross | Charles Garber makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner can't tip it in | 69-56 |
| 02:33 | Holy Cross | Charles Garber pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Stribling - foul #5 on Ernest Stribling, team foul #11 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Pfeffer (PG) Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (PG), Mark Bowman (SG), Timothy Foutch (PF) Ernest Stribling, Greg Ordonez, Bernard Hockensmith | |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Wilfred Bolan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch double dribbles | 71-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Koss (PG), Michael Tammaro (SG) James Pfeffer, Wilfred Bolan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz (C) Mark Bowman | |
| 01:33 | Holy Cross | Charles Garber hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 73-56 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz misses short on an open runner in the paint | 73-56 |
| 01:09 | Holy Cross | John Knight pulls down the rebound | 73-56 |
| 00:41 | Holy Cross | Michael Tammaro makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Anthony Koss | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-56 |
| 00:34 | Holy Cross | Thomas Park snags the defensive board | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Holy Cross | Thomas Park lays it in on a great pass from Charles Garber | 78-56 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Akim Zacharewicz is denied by John Knight | 78-56 |