| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) SG - Gabriel Engel (fresh) SF - Brian Roberson (fresh) PF - Thomas Chen (fresh) C - Franklin Bohn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Brian Roberson blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Franklin Bohn tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Franklin Bohn | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Brian Roberson blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith clanks a jumper near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Samuel Ferrell steals it from Robert Milliman | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen is hacked by Bernard Hockensmith - foul #1 on Bernard Hockensmith, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp is whistled for a carry | 3-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (SG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Eric Heavner (PF), Akim Zacharewicz (C) Ernest Stribling, Greg Ordonez, Bernard Hockensmith, Ronald Kemp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Cohen | 3-2 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Roberson | 3-4 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chen | 3-4 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Cohen (fresh) SF - Timothy Foutch (fresh) PF - Eric Heavner (fresh) C - Akim Zacharewicz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) SG - Gabriel Engel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Roberson (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Chen (fresh) C - Franklin Bohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen is whistled for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF), Ronald Kemp (C) Robert Milliman, Timothy Foutch, Eric Heavner, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Jerry Stroupe (PF), Alton Perry (C) Gabriel Engel, Brian Roberson, Thomas Chen, Franklin Bohn | |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp is fouled on the floor by Samuel Ferrell - foul #1 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Eidson (PG) Samuel Ferrell | |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Stribling | 5-4 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison is hacked by Ernest Stribling - foul #1 on Ernest Stribling, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (PG) Michael Cohen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Thomas Chen (PF) James Eidson, Alton Perry | |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Chen | 5-6 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Ernest Stribling is denied by Jerry Stroupe | 5-6 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen misses badly on a floater from the right side | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-6 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ernest Stribling | 7-6 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kemp | 7-6 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Kemp | 10-6 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Hockensmith and the foul's on Keith Harrison - foul #1 on Keith Harrison, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Michael Cohen (SF), Timothy Foutch (PF), Eric Heavner (C) Stanley Brown, Greg Ordonez, Bernard Hockensmith, Ronald Kemp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Eidson (PG), Gabriel Engel (SG), Brian Roberson (SF), Alton Perry (PF), Franklin Bohn (C) Samuel Ferrell, Keith Harrison, Daniel Barraza, Thomas Chen, Jerry Stroupe | |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling makes the free throw | 13-6 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Brian Roberson loses the dribble to Robert Milliman | 13-6 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Milliman | 15-6 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Stribling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cohen (fresh) PF - Timothy Foutch (fresh) C - Eric Heavner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Eidson (fresh) SG - Gabriel Engel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Roberson (fresh) PF - Alton Perry (fresh) C - Franklin Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Heavner - foul #1 on Eric Heavner, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz (C) Ernest Stribling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Milliman and the foul's on Gabriel Engel - foul #1 on Gabriel Engel, team foul #3 | 17-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Thomas Chen (PF) James Eidson, Alton Perry | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner misses the free throw | 17-7 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Franklin Bohn is fouled on the floor by Akim Zacharewicz - foul #1 on Akim Zacharewicz, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Franklin Bohn throws it down set up by Brian Roberson | 17-9 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith (PF) Akim Zacharewicz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Chen | 17-11 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Foutch | 19-11 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Brian Roberson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Franklin Bohn | 19-13 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Cohen | 21-13 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel's pass is intercepted by Robert Milliman | 21-13 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman lays it in | 23-13 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Milliman - foul #1 on Robert Milliman, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Akim Zacharewicz (PF), Ronald Kemp (C) Robert Milliman, Michael Cohen, Timothy Foutch, Bernard Hockensmith, Eric Heavner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Jerry Stroupe (PF), Alton Perry (C) Gabriel Engel, Brian Roberson, Thomas Chen, Franklin Bohn | |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 23-15 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Eidson (PG) Samuel Ferrell | |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Kemp - foul #1 on Ronald Kemp, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison is whistled for a carry | 23-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Bernard Hockensmith (PF) Stanley Brown, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Gabriel Engel (SG), Thomas Chen (PF), Franklin Bohn (C) James Eidson, Keith Harrison, Jerry Stroupe, Alton Perry | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gabriel Engel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Chen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Franklin Bohn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith loses the dribble to Franklin Bohn | 23-16 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel is fouled on the floor by Robert Milliman - foul #2 on Robert Milliman, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG) Robert Milliman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Roberson (SF) Daniel Barraza | |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling can't tip it in | 23-18 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp tips it back up and in | 25-18 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Greg Ordonez - foul #1 on Greg Ordonez, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (SG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Eric Heavner (C) Ernest Stribling, Greg Ordonez, Ronald Kemp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen misses the free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell is fouled on the floor by Michael Cohen - foul #1 on Michael Cohen, team foul #10 | 28-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz (C) Bernard Hockensmith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (SG) Gabriel Engel | |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Brian Roberson takes the ball from Michael Cohen | 28-21 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Akim Zacharewicz picks off the pass by Keith Harrison | 28-21 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Brian Roberson blocks the short jumper by Eric Heavner | 28-21 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Heavner - foul #2 on Eric Heavner, team foul #11 | 28-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Bowman (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Ronald Kemp (C) Michael Cohen, Stanley Brown, Eric Heavner, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza (SF), Jerry Stroupe (PF), Alton Perry (C) Brian Roberson, Thomas Chen, Franklin Bohn | |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling's pass is intercepted by Daniel Barraza | 28-23 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Foutch - foul #1 on Timothy Foutch, team foul #12 | 28-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith (PF) Timothy Foutch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel (SG) Samuel Ferrell | |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Stroupe - foul #1 on Jerry Stroupe, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Alton Perry pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Alton Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG) Mark Bowman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alton Perry - foul #1 on Alton Perry, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Thomas Chen (PF), Franklin Bohn (C) Keith Harrison, Jerry Stroupe, Alton Perry | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gabriel Engel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Franklin Bohn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell lays it up and in set up by Gabriel Engel | 31-26 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Gabriel Engel - foul #2 on Gabriel Engel, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (SG), Timothy Foutch (PF), Eric Heavner (C) Ernest Stribling, Bernard Hockensmith, Ronald Kemp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (SG), Brian Roberson (SF) Gabriel Engel, Daniel Barraza | |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Franklin Bohn | 31-26 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Brian Roberson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz (C) Greg Ordonez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe (C) Franklin Bohn | |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Brian Roberson swats the short shot by Timothy Foutch | 31-26 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Keith Harrison and he's hacked by Akim Zacharewicz - foul #2 on Akim Zacharewicz, team foul #13 | 31-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza (SG) Samuel Ferrell | |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chen misses the free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG), Bernard Hockensmith (PF), Ronald Kemp (C) Robert Milliman, Eric Heavner, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Engel (SG), Alton Perry (C) Daniel Barraza, Thomas Chen | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Brian Roberson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-28 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe tips it in | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch misses badly on a runner from the right block | 31-30 |