| Lineup | Utah | PG - Mark Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Draper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Markley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Naquin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Lloyd Draper inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Utah | Kevin Markley scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Haynes | 29-37 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith is fouled on the floor by Kevin Markley - foul #2 on Kevin Markley, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman loses the ball out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 18:52 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Kemp - foul #1 on Ronald Kemp, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 18:52 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:52 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Kemp | 30-40 |
| 18:24 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ross Naquin | 33-40 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 18:03 | Utah | Ross Naquin grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 17:57 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo scores on a floater from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-40 |
| 17:23 | Utah | Kevin Markley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 17:08 | Utah | Mark Haynes gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:57 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Haynes | 38-40 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 16:38 | Utah | The rebound goes to Ross Naquin | 38-40 |
| 16:15 | Utah | Kevin Markley clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Milliman and he's fouled by Ross Naquin - foul #2 on Ross Naquin, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Silverman (SG), Patrick Fabela (SF), Shawn Gadd (PF), Fred Edgell (C) Frank Vallecillo, Lloyd Draper, Kevin Markley, Ross Naquin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Eric Heavner (PF) Robert Milliman, Ernest Stribling, Greg Ordonez, Bernard Hockensmith | |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:51 | Utah | Shawn Gadd scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Silverman | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Mark Haynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Silverman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Fabela (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shawn Gadd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fred Edgell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SF - Timothy Foutch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Heavner (fresh) C - Ronald Kemp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz (C) Ronald Kemp | |
| 15:33 | Utah | Mark Haynes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 15:03 | Utah | Patrick Fabela makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mark Haynes and he's fouled by Akim Zacharewicz - foul #1 on Akim Zacharewicz, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Lloyd Draper (PG), Kevin Markley (PF) Mark Haynes, Fred Edgell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG) Stanley Brown | |
| 15:03 | Utah | Patrick Fabela makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Akim Zacharewicz | 43-47 |
| 14:21 | Utah | Lloyd Draper is hacked by Timothy Foutch - foul #2 on Timothy Foutch, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Frank Vallecillo (SG) Shawn Gadd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF) Michael Cohen, Eric Heavner, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 14:04 | Utah | Richard Silverman hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Vallecillo | 45-47 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Patrick Fabela is called for the reach on Robert Milliman - foul #1 on Patrick Fabela, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Ross Naquin (C) Richard Silverman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp (C) Timothy Foutch | |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 13:21 | Utah | Lloyd Draper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 13:19 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Draper | 45-49 |
| 13:10 | Utah | Kevin Markley misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernard Hockensmith - foul #2 on Bernard Hockensmith, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Haynes (PG), Richard Silverman (SF) Lloyd Draper, Patrick Fabela | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG) Robert Milliman | |
| 13:10 | Utah | Kevin Markley makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:10 | Utah | Kevin Markley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling makes the shot from the right side set up by Michael Cohen | 46-51 |
| 12:32 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Silverman | 49-51 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Kemp | 49-53 |
| 11:57 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Kemp | 49-53 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-53 |
| 11:39 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Mark Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Silverman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Markley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Naquin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Stribling (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Greg Ordonez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Utah | Richard Silverman drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Haynes | 52-53 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-53 |
| 11:09 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 10:55 | Utah | Mark Haynes loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Lloyd Draper (SF), Patrick Fabela (PF), Shawn Gadd (C) Frank Vallecillo, Kevin Markley, Ross Naquin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Eric Heavner (PF), Akim Zacharewicz (C) Ernest Stribling, Greg Ordonez, Bernard Hockensmith, Ronald Kemp | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Silverman - foul #2 on Richard Silverman, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:33 | Utah | The rebound goes to Shawn Gadd | 52-54 |
| 10:19 | Utah | Richard Silverman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lloyd Draper | 55-54 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Eric Heavner | 55-56 |
| 09:34 | Utah | Robert Milliman picks off the pass by Shawn Gadd | 55-56 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman banks in the layup | 55-58 |
| 09:10 | Utah | Richard Silverman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-58 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Foutch | 55-58 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 08:49 | Utah | The rebound goes to Mark Haynes | 55-58 |
| 08:26 | Utah | Lloyd Draper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 08:25 | Utah | Patrick Fabela tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 08:06 | Utah | Patrick Fabela grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:53 | Utah | Mark Haynes comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Akim Zacharewicz - foul #2 on Akim Zacharewicz, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Frank Vallecillo (SG), Kevin Markley (PF), Ross Naquin (C) Richard Silverman, Patrick Fabela, Shawn Gadd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF), Ronald Kemp (C) Michael Cohen, Timothy Foutch, Eric Heavner, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 07:53 | Utah | Mark Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:53 | Utah | Mark Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Markley - foul #3 on Kevin Markley, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (PG) Robert Milliman | |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Mark Haynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Vallecillo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Draper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin Markley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ross Naquin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Utah | Kevin Markley makes the jumper near the basket set up by Ross Naquin | 61-59 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-59 |
| 06:48 | Utah | Ross Naquin pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:29 | Utah | Lloyd Draper knocks in the floater from the left side and the foul's on Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Patrick Fabela (SF) Mark Haynes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG) Stanley Brown | |
| 06:29 | Utah | Lloyd Draper makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 64-59 |
| 06:01 | Utah | The rebound goes to Ross Naquin | 64-59 |
| 05:43 | Utah | Lloyd Draper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Vallecillo | 66-59 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith is fouled on the floor by Patrick Fabela - foul #2 on Patrick Fabela, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Silverman (PG), Shawn Gadd (C) Lloyd Draper, Ross Naquin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch (SF) Greg Ordonez | |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-59 |
| 05:13 | Utah | Patrick Fabela grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:58 | Utah | Richard Silverman buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Markley | 68-59 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith lays it up and in | 68-61 |
| 04:42 | Utah | Frank Vallecillo clanks a floater from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 04:41 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Markley | 68-61 |
| 04:26 | Utah | Ronald Kemp swats the dunk try by Patrick Fabela | 68-61 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-61 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Milliman | 68-64 |
| 03:26 | Utah | Ronald Kemp blocks the short jumper by Patrick Fabela | 68-64 |
| 03:25 | Utah | Patrick Fabela pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Silverman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Fabela (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Markley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shawn Gadd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Stribling (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Timothy Foutch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Utah | Patrick Fabela throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Haynes (PG), Lloyd Draper (SF), Ross Naquin (C) Frank Vallecillo, Patrick Fabela, Kevin Markley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Eric Heavner (C) Robert Milliman, Ernest Stribling, Bernard Hockensmith, Ronald Kemp | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-64 |
| 02:58 | Utah | Lloyd Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:53 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Utah | Patrick Fabela (SF), Kevin Markley (PF) Richard Silverman, Shawn Gadd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG) Stanley Brown | |
| 02:46 | Utah | Mark Haynes clanks a floater from the left side | 68-64 |
| 02:44 | Utah | Ross Naquin gets the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:24 | Utah | Mark Haynes makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Fabela | 70-64 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Utah | Frank Vallecillo (SG) Patrick Fabela | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG), Bernard Hockensmith (PF), Ronald Kemp (C) Michael Cohen, Timothy Foutch, Eric Heavner | |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-66 |
| 01:56 | Utah | Ross Naquin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ernest Stribling - foul #2 on Ernest Stribling, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| 01:56 | Utah | Ross Naquin makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:56 | Utah | Ross Naquin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-66 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith tips it in | 72-68 |
| 01:30 | Utah | Lloyd Draper drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-68 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 74-68 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp snags the offensive board | 74-68 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Markley - foul #4 on Kevin Markley, team foul #7 | 74-68 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Utah | Kevin Markley's layup is rejected by Ronald Kemp | 74-69 |
| 00:23 | Utah | Ross Naquin tips it home | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Utah | Kevin Markley gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Utah | Robert Milliman is called for the reach on Kevin Markley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Milliman, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Utah | Patrick Fabela (C) Ross Naquin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:15 | Utah | Kevin Markley makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Kevin Markley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kemp | 78-69 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Lloyd Draper is hacked by Robert Milliman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Milliman, team foul #9 | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Lloyd Draper misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-72 |