| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) SG - John Kennard (fresh) SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Scott McClosky grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | Dennis Wong misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Timothy Wendt blocks the short jumper by Greg Ordonez | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Scott McClosky is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | John Kennard grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Dennis Wong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ernest Stribling | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Wendt, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Stribling | 0-5 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Scott McClosky misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Greg Ordonez - foul #1 on Greg Ordonez, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Scott McClosky grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Scott McClosky misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Greg Ordonez | 2-5 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG), Seth Heckler (SF), Shaiming Chin (C) Dennis Wong, Ronald Pinzon, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Herbert Wampler (fresh) SG - John Kennard (fresh) SF - Seth Heckler (fresh) PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaiming Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler connects on the shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith loses the dribble to Scott McClosky | 4-5 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott McClosky | 7-5 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman is hacked by Seth Heckler - foul #1 on Seth Heckler, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Manuel Glover (SF), Jerry Moore (C) John Kennard, Scott McClosky | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Eric Heavner (PF), Akim Zacharewicz (C) Robert Milliman, Ernest Stribling, Greg Ordonez, Bernard Hockensmith, Ronald Kemp | |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler drills a 3 from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 10-5 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Shaiming Chin - foul #1 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), John Kennard (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Scott McClosky (PF), Timothy Wendt (C) Herbert Wampler, Seth Heckler, Manuel Glover, Shaiming Chin, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG), Ronald Kemp (C) Michael Cohen, Stanley Brown, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Scott McClosky pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Scott McClosky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | John Kennard grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Ernest Stribling takes the ball from Ronald Pinzon | 10-7 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman throws it down on a nice dish by Ernest Stribling | 10-9 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Kemp | 10-9 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Ernest Stribling | 10-11 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Ronald Pinzon and he's hacked by Ronald Kemp - foul #1 on Ronald Kemp, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF) Timothy Foutch, Eric Heavner | |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp can't finish the layup | 13-11 |
| 11:37 | Marquette | Scott McClosky grabs the board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) SG - John Kennard (fresh) SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Dennis Wong misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp buries a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Ronald Pinzon - foul #1 on Ronald Pinzon, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (SF), Seth Heckler (PF), Shaiming Chin (C) Ronald Pinzon, Scott McClosky, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (SG) Ernest Stribling | |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Moore (C) Dennis Wong | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (SG), Timothy Foutch (C) Robert Milliman, Ronald Kemp | |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Manuel Glover (SF) John Kennard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:13 | Marquette | Seth Heckler is fouled on the floor by Bernard Hockensmith - foul #1 on Bernard Hockensmith, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Greg Ordonez | 13-13 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch can't finish the layup but the foul's on Manuel Glover - foul #1 on Manuel Glover, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon (SF), Scott McClosky (PF), Timothy Wendt (C) Manuel Glover, Shaiming Chin, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG) Michael Cohen, Stanley Brown | |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Robert Milliman steals it from Timothy Wendt | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch misses the lay-in | 13-14 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Seth Heckler clanks a turnaround from the left block | 13-14 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Seth Heckler tips it home | 15-14 |
| 08:34 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Greg Ordonez | 15-17 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Foutch - foul #1 on Timothy Foutch, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), John Kennard (SG) Herbert Wampler, Seth Heckler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (SF), Eric Heavner (PF), Ronald Kemp (C) Greg Ordonez, Bernard Hockensmith, Timothy Foutch | |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Scott McClosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Ronald Kemp denies the turnaround by Ronald Pinzon | 16-17 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Kemp | 16-17 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Milliman | 16-19 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Dennis Wong clanks a shot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon grabs the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) SG - John Kennard (fresh) SF - Ronald Pinzon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Wendt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Stribling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cohen (fresh) PF - Eric Heavner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Kennard | 18-19 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner hits the finger roll | 18-21 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Scott McClosky misses short on a jumper in the paint | 18-21 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner can't connect on a shot from the left block | 18-21 |
| 06:20 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | John Kennard buries a jumper from the left block set up by Dennis Wong and he's hacked by Michael Cohen - foul #1 on Michael Cohen, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (SF), Seth Heckler (PF), Shaiming Chin (C) Ronald Pinzon, Scott McClosky, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF) Robert Milliman, Ernest Stribling, Eric Heavner | |
| 06:16 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Cohen | 21-24 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler is called for 3 seconds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Moore (C) Dennis Wong | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Bowman (SG), Timothy Foutch (C) Michael Cohen, Ronald Kemp | |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Mark Bowman blows the dunk | 21-24 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Mark Bowman tips it in | 21-26 |
| 05:09 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Mark Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Moore steps in front of the Timothy Foutch pass | 21-26 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | John Kennard buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Seth Heckler and he's hacked by Mark Bowman - foul #1 on Mark Bowman, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Scott McClosky (PF) Herbert Wampler, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG), Ronald Kemp (C) Mark Bowman, Greg Ordonez | |
| 04:46 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown drills a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Cohen | 24-28 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Dennis Wong scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Kennard and the foul's on Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (SF) John Kennard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG) Michael Cohen, Stanley Brown | |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Dennis Wong makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Milliman | 27-30 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Ronald Kemp swats the short shot by Herbert Wampler | 27-30 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith grabs the board | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Seth Heckler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Wampler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaiming Chin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Foutch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shaiming Chin - foul #2 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Timothy Wendt (C) Dennis Wong, Seth Heckler, Scott McClosky, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez (SF), Eric Heavner (PF) Timothy Foutch, Bernard Hockensmith | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:53 | Marquette | John Kennard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Wampler | 30-32 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 30-32 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Kennard | 30-32 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Milliman - foul #1 on Robert Milliman, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (SG), Akim Zacharewicz (C) Ernest Stribling, Ronald Kemp | |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | John Kennard takes the ball from Greg Ordonez | 32-32 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon slams it home on a nice dish by John Kennard | 34-32 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Ronald Pinzon picks off the pass by Akim Zacharewicz | 34-32 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | Akim Zacharewicz is called for the reach on John Kennard - foul #1 on Akim Zacharewicz, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Scott McClosky (PF) Herbert Wampler, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (SG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF) Robert Milliman, Greg Ordonez, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 01:19 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Brown | 36-34 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Scott McClosky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Hockensmith | 36-34 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Scott McClosky steps in front of the Stanley Brown pass | 36-34 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Dennis Wong is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Wong, team foul #7 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Seth Heckler (SG), Manuel Glover (SF), Shaiming Chin (C) John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG), Ronald Kemp (C) Stanley Brown, Eric Heavner | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling is fouled on the floor by Scott McClosky - foul #1 on Scott McClosky, team foul #8 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Wendt (C) Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Greg Ordonez (SF) Michael Cohen, Timothy Foutch | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |