| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Diamond (fresh) SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) SF - Calvin Parrott (fresh) PF - Duncan Jenkins (fresh) C - Steven Tarnowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Sneed (fresh) SG - Leroy Howard (fresh) SF - Stephen Darnall (fresh) PF - James Heller (fresh) C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Diamond and the foul's on Stephen Darnall - foul #1 on Stephen Darnall, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Tarnowski | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | James Heller lays it in set up by Leroy Howard and the foul's on Steven Tarnowski - foul #1 on Steven Tarnowski, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | James Heller makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Tarnowski | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed is hacked by Duncan Jenkins - foul #1 on Duncan Jenkins, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 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 | Arkansas State | Harry Brown (PG), Louis Smith (SG), William Rouleau (SF), Larry Thompson (PF), Robert Bickham (C) Jeffrey Sneed, Leroy Howard, Stephen Darnall, James Heller, Chuck Cropper | |
| 17:27 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 3-3 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Smith | 3-5 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Hung Chio tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Harry Brown | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau misses the lay-in | 3-5 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham hits the follow up shot | 3-7 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Calvin Parrott (SF), Duncan Jenkins (PF), Steven Tarnowski (C) Mike Scanlon, Terry Laverriere, Hung Chio, Thomas Jennings, Edward Newhouse | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed (PG), Stephen Darnall (SF), James Heller (PF), Chuck Cropper (C) Harry Brown, William Rouleau, Larry Thompson, Robert Bickham | |
| 16:04 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-7 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Diamond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) SF - Calvin Parrott (fresh) PF - Duncan Jenkins (fresh) C - Steven Tarnowski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Sneed (fresh) SG - Louis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Darnall (fresh) PF - James Heller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski's floater is tipped away by Chuck Cropper | 3-7 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski tips it in | 5-7 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard (SG) Louis Smith | |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 7-7 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sneed, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (PG) Kevin Diamond | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson (SF) Stephen Darnall | |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas State | The jumper by Jeffrey Sneed is denied by Steven Tarnowski | 7-7 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas State | James Heller pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson's pass is intercepted by Douglas Williams | 7-7 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 9-7 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams's pass is intercepted by Larry Thompson | 9-7 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | James Heller steps in front of the Calvin Parrott pass | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas State | Calvin Parrott is called for the reach on Chuck Cropper - foul #1 on Calvin Parrott, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG), Hung Chio (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF), Edward Newhouse (C) Douglas Williams, Calvin Parrott, Duncan Jenkins, Steven Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harry Brown (PG), Louis Smith (SG), Stephen Darnall (SF), Robert Bickham (PF), Chris Coffey (C) Jeffrey Sneed, Leroy Howard, Larry Thompson, James Heller, Chuck Cropper | |
| 12:56 | Arkansas State | Kevin Diamond picks off the pass by Louis Smith | 9-10 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Hung Chio | 9-10 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere (SG) Mike Scanlon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Harry Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bickham | 9-10 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse grabs the board | 9-10 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Diamond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Laverriere (fresh) SF - Hung Chio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jennings (fresh) C - Edward Newhouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harry Brown (fresh) SG - Louis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Darnall (fresh) PF - Robert Bickham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Coffey (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Hung Chio scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Laverriere and he's hacked by Stephen Darnall - foul #2 on Stephen Darnall, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Rouleau (SF) Stephen Darnall | |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Hung Chio misses the free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 11:38 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (SG) Terry Laverriere | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Robert Bickham denies the turnaround by Mike Scanlon | 11-10 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Chris Coffey | 11-10 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas State | Harry Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Hung Chio gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Harry Brown is called for the reach on Kevin Diamond - foul #1 on Harry Brown, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Williams (SG), Will Anderson (SF), Duncan Jenkins (PF), Steven Tarnowski (C) Kevin Diamond, Hung Chio, Thomas Jennings, Edward Newhouse | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed (PG), Leroy Howard (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), James Heller (PF) Harry Brown, Louis Smith, Robert Bickham, Chris Coffey | |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson clanks a runner from the baseline | 14-10 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Will Anderson pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski misses the shot from the right side | 14-10 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon hits the follow up shot | 16-10 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Thompson | 16-13 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams is hacked by Leroy Howard - foul #1 on Leroy Howard, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere (PG), Calvin Parrott (SF), Thomas Jennings (PF), Hung Chio (C) Mike Scanlon, Will Anderson, Duncan Jenkins, Steven Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Louis Smith (SG), Robert Bickham (PF), Chuck Cropper (C) Leroy Howard, James Heller, William Rouleau | |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson is hacked by Calvin Parrott - foul #2 on Calvin Parrott, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG), Edward Newhouse (C) Douglas Williams, Calvin Parrott | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey (SF) Larry Thompson | |
| 08:48 | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-13 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Jennings | 16-13 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-13 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings tips it back up and in | 18-13 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Sneed | 18-16 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Hung Chio misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Chuck Cropper - foul #1 on Chuck Cropper, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Duncan Jenkins (PF), Steven Tarnowski (C) Kevin Diamond, Terry Laverriere, Thomas Jennings, Edward Newhouse | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harry Brown (PG), Leroy Howard (SG), William Rouleau (SF), James Heller (PF) Jeffrey Sneed, Louis Smith, Chris Coffey, Robert Bickham | |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Hung Chio makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Hung Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mike Scanlon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hung Chio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duncan Jenkins (fresh) C - Steven Tarnowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harry Brown (fresh) SG - Leroy Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Rouleau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Heller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Harry Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Heller | 20-19 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | William Rouleau is called for the reach on Duncan Jenkins - foul #1 on William Rouleau, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Anderson (SF) Hung Chio | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson (SF) William Rouleau | |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas State | James Heller banks in the layup | 20-21 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Thompson - foul #1 on Larry Thompson, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham (C) Chuck Cropper | |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Will Anderson - foul #1 on Will Anderson, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG), Edward Newhouse (PF) Mike Scanlon, Duncan Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Will Anderson hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Kevin Diamond | 24-23 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas State | James Heller blows the layup | 24-23 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-25 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Heller - foul #1 on James Heller, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon (PG), Terry Laverriere (SG), Hung Chio (SF), Duncan Jenkins (PF) Kevin Diamond, Douglas Williams, Will Anderson, Steven Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed (PG), Louis Smith (SG), William Rouleau (SF), Chris Coffey (PF), Chuck Cropper (C) Harry Brown, Leroy Howard, Larry Thompson, James Heller, Robert Bickham | |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas State | Duncan Jenkins steps in front of the Chris Coffey pass | 26-25 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Duncan Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Louis Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Newhouse - foul #1 on Edward Newhouse, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott (SF), Thomas Jennings (C) Hung Chio, Edward Newhouse | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall (SF) William Rouleau | |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Louis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Louis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Stephen Darnall is called for the reach on Terry Laverriere - foul #3 on Stephen Darnall, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Rouleau (SF) Stephen Darnall | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Terry Laverriere misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Terry Laverriere (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Scanlon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Parrott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duncan Jenkins (fresh) C - Thomas Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rouleau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 27-27 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed makes the 3 from the left corner set up by William Rouleau | 27-30 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Calvin Parrott misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Mike Scanlon misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 27-30 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Parrott - foul #3 on Calvin Parrott, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Hung Chio (SF), Steven Tarnowski (C) Terry Laverriere, Mike Scanlon, Calvin Parrott, Duncan Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard (SG), James Heller (PF), Robert Bickham (C) Louis Smith, Chris Coffey, Chuck Cropper | |
| 02:02 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Jennings loses the dribble to James Heller | 27-32 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas State | James Heller is called for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Newhouse (PF) Thomas Jennings | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harry Brown (PG), Larry Thompson (SF) Jeffrey Sneed, William Rouleau | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Kevin Diamond misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Robert Bickham | 27-32 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 27-32 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas State | James Heller hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Douglas Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Louis Smith (SG), Chuck Cropper (C) Leroy Howard, Robert Bickham | |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Steven Tarnowski grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Larry Thompson steals the ball from Hung Chio | 27-34 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Louis Smith misses the lay-in | 27-34 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | James Heller tips it but misses | 27-34 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Harry Brown misses the tip | 27-34 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | The clock runs out | 27-34 |