| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Diamond (fresh) SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) SF - Calvin Parrott (fresh) PF - Duncan Jenkins (fresh) C - Steven Tarnowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) SG - Walter Heal (fresh) SF - Donnie Saucedo (fresh) PF - Earl Towns (fresh) C - Lee Skillings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings 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) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Diamond picks off the pass by Donnie Saucedo | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Skillings | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams loses the dribble to Donnie Saucedo | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | John Walker drills a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Lee Skillings blocks the jumper by Calvin Parrott | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Parrott | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Williams | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns knocks in the floater near the basket | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond clanks a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | John Walker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Walter Heal | 3-8 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Earl Towns - foul #1 on Earl Towns, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Delbert Dyson (SF), Carmelo Perez (PF), Frederick Heinrich (C) John Walker, Donnie Saucedo, Earl Towns, Lee Skillings | |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond misses the free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Heinrich grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace tips it home | 5-10 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins double dribbles | 5-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (PG), Terry Laverriere (SG), Hung Chio (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF), Edward Newhouse (C) Kevin Diamond, Douglas Williams, Calvin Parrott, Duncan Jenkins, Steven Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Hall (SG) Walter Heal | |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Wallace | 5-12 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mike Scanlon (fresh) SG - Terry Laverriere (fresh) SF - Hung Chio (fresh) PF - Thomas Jennings (fresh) C - Edward Newhouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Hall (fresh) SF - Delbert Dyson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carmelo Perez (fresh) C - Frederick Heinrich (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Newhouse | 5-12 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon is whistled for traveling | 5-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Walter Heal (SG), Donnie Saucedo (SF), Lee Skillings (C) Anthony Wallace, Mike Hall, Delbert Dyson, Frederick Heinrich | |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Hung Chio is called for the reach on Carmelo Perez - foul #1 on Hung Chio, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Williams (SG), Calvin Parrott (SF) Terry Laverriere, Edward Newhouse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Jennings - foul #1 on Thomas Jennings, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins (PF), Steven Tarnowski (C) Thomas Jennings, Hung Chio | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings misses the floater from the free throw line | 5-14 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Calvin Parrott | 5-14 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski is fouled on the floor by Lee Skillings - foul #1 on Lee Skillings, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG) Mike Scanlon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns (PF) Carmelo Perez | |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams is hacked by Walter Heal - foul #1 on Walter Heal, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Heinrich (C) Lee Skillings | |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Frederick Heinrich is called for the reach on Steven Tarnowski - foul #1 on Frederick Heinrich, team foul #4 | 5-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hung Chio (SF) Calvin Parrott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Heal and the foul's on Duncan Jenkins - foul #1 on Duncan Jenkins, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (SG), Thomas Jennings (PF), Edward Newhouse (C) Douglas Williams, Duncan Jenkins, Steven Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Delbert Dyson (SG) John Walker, Walter Heal | |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns makes the free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond misses the jumpshot from the right side | 8-17 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | Frederick Heinrich blocks the short jumper by Thomas Jennings | 8-17 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings tips it but misses | 8-17 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace is hacked by Thomas Jennings - foul #2 on Thomas Jennings, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott (SF) Thomas Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG), Carmelo Perez (PF), Lee Skillings (C) Donnie Saucedo, Earl Towns, Frederick Heinrich | |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Calvin Parrott - foul #1 on Calvin Parrott, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Williams (SG), Steven Tarnowski (C) Mike Scanlon, Edward Newhouse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Carmelo Perez | 8-18 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Hung Chio pulls down the rebound | 8-18 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Diamond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Parrott (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Hung Chio (fresh) C - Steven Tarnowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Heal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Delbert Dyson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carmelo Perez (fresh) C - Lee Skillings (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams connects on the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Carmelo Perez - foul #1 on Carmelo Perez, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (PG), Duncan Jenkins (PF) Kevin Diamond, Hung Chio | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG) Anthony Wallace | |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams misses the free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins loses the dribble to Walter Heal | 10-18 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson lays it in on a great pass from Walter Heal | 10-20 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-20 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Lee Skillings | 10-22 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-22 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | John Walker comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon travels with the ball | 13-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG), Hung Chio (SF), Edward Newhouse (C) Douglas Williams, Calvin Parrott, Steven Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG), Donnie Saucedo (SF), Earl Towns (PF), Frederick Heinrich (C) Walter Heal, Delbert Dyson, Carmelo Perez, Lee Skillings | |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns is hacked by Hung Chio - foul #2 on Hung Chio, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Anderson (SF) Hung Chio | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Will Anderson pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Heinrich | 13-22 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse grabs the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Wallace | 16-24 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Diamond | 19-24 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Mike Scanlon steals the ball from Earl Towns | 19-24 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Donnie Saucedo picks off the pass by Mike Scanlon | 19-24 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | John Walker banks in the layup set up by Donnie Saucedo | 19-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Diamond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Scanlon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Will Anderson (fresh) PF - Duncan Jenkins (fairly fresh) C - Edward Newhouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Earl Towns (fresh) 7 pts. C - Frederick Heinrich (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Frederick Heinrich is called for the reach on Kevin Diamond - foul #2 on Frederick Heinrich, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Calvin Parrott (SF), Steven Tarnowski (C) Kevin Diamond, Mike Scanlon, Will Anderson, Duncan Jenkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG), Lee Skillings (C) John Walker, Frederick Heinrich | |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Earl Towns blocks the short jumper by Steven Tarnowski | 19-26 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Edward Newhouse steps in front of the Anthony Wallace pass | 19-26 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams is fouled on the floor by Donnie Saucedo - foul #1 on Donnie Saucedo, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins (PF) Edward Newhouse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez (PF) Earl Towns | |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Heal | 21-29 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Walter Heal is called for the reach on Terry Laverriere in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Heal, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Hall (SG), Delbert Dyson (SF) Walter Heal, Donnie Saucedo | |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Calvin Parrott takes the ball from Mike Hall | 22-29 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere hits the finger roll set up by Calvin Parrott | 24-29 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Tarnowski - foul #1 on Steven Tarnowski, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG) Terry Laverriere | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond's pass is intercepted by Mike Hall | 24-30 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mike Hall | 24-32 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott travels with the ball | 24-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse (PF) Duncan Jenkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Donnie Saucedo (SF) Anthony Wallace, Mike Hall | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | John Walker is fouled on the floor by Kevin Diamond - foul #1 on Kevin Diamond, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (SG), Will Anderson (SF) Douglas Williams, Calvin Parrott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carmelo Perez - foul #2 on Carmelo Perez, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carl Wagner (PF) Carmelo Perez | |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Carl Wagner snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo hits the finger roll set up by Lee Skillings | 25-36 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere (SG), Duncan Jenkins (PF) Kevin Diamond, Steven Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG), Earl Towns (PF) Delbert Dyson, Carl Wagner | |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | John Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-36 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace hits the follow up shot | 25-38 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mike Scanlon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Laverriere (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Will Anderson (fresh) PF - Duncan Jenkins (fairly fresh) C - Edward Newhouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Saucedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Earl Towns (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lee Skillings (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | John Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Williams (SG), Calvin Parrott (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF), Hung Chio (C) Terry Laverriere, Will Anderson, Duncan Jenkins, Edward Newhouse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG), Carmelo Perez (SF), Frederick Heinrich (C) John Walker, Donnie Saucedo, Lee Skillings | |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Hung Chio can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frederick Heinrich - foul #3 on Frederick Heinrich, team foul #10 | 25-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson (SF), Lee Skillings (C) Carmelo Perez, Frederick Heinrich | |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Hung Chio makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Hung Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Delbert Dyson | 27-40 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Heal | 29-42 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams's floater is tipped away by Lee Skillings | 29-42 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson blows the layup but he's hacked by Calvin Parrott - foul #2 on Calvin Parrott, team foul #9 | 29-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG), Steven Tarnowski (C) Mike Scanlon, Hung Chio | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Carmelo Perez (PF) Earl Towns, Lee Skillings | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Tarnowski | 29-42 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott knocks in the floater from the left side | 31-42 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Parrott | 33-42 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-42 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (SG), Hung Chio (SF), Duncan Jenkins (PF) Douglas Williams, Calvin Parrott, Thomas Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Hall (SG), Donnie Saucedo (SF), Lee Skillings (C) Walter Heal, Delbert Dyson, Anthony Wallace | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Mike Hall misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-42 |