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| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Hannon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Ducre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Tibaldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Darnton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Neitzel * | 26 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| R. Morgan * | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Gray * | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| G. Suton | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| M. Joseph | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Naymick * | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| I. Ibok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Walton * | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| I. Dahlman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Herzog | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Stats | |
| Stat | Total |
| Points | 67 |
| Field Goals | 22-59, 37% |
| Free Throws | 15-17, 88% |
| 3-pointers | 8-20, 40% |
| Off. Rebounds | 11 |
| Def. Rebounds | 16 |
| Total Rebounds | 27 |
| Assists | 15 |
| Blocks | 0 |
| Fouls | 27 |
| Steals | 5 |
| Turnovers | 10 |
| Complete Box Score | |
| Final - |
| The worn out Spartans squad scored just one basket in the final eight minutes of the game as the Tar Heels blew past them to advance. North Carolina was the just victor in this contest, but Michigan State has to commended for their effort. The Tar Heels are moving on to face the winner of the USC/Texas game tommorow. |
| 2nd Half - 0:54.2 |
| Izzo called off the dogs and the sea of Carolina blue in the stands rose to its feet to send their team off to the sound of applause. The score is starting to get out of hand. |
| 2nd Half - 1:16 |
| Suton started to move with the ball before he secured it and it rolled off his foot and out of bounds to spell the end of any hopes even the most optimistic Spartans fan may have had. North Carolina will be moving on to the Sweet 16. |
| 2nd Half - 1:28 |
| The "home" fans booed when an apparent charge by Neitzel was called a block by Ginyard. It could have been called either way, but the ref got it right in the end. |
| 2nd Half - 1:35 |
| Brandon Wright leaped almost out of the building to block a lazy runner to shut the door on the Spartans once more. Travis Walton fouled out on the play when he stopped Hansbrough from going coast-to-coast for an easy layup. |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Copeland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Frasor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. Hansbrough * | 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Lawson * | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| R. Terry * | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| W. Ellington * | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Thompson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Wright * | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Ginyard | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Stepheson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Green | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Stats | |
| Stat | Total |
| Points | 81 |
| Field Goals | 25-52, 48% |
| Free Throws | 25-34, 73% |
| 3-pointers | 6-16, 37% |
| Off. Rebounds | 13 |
| Def. Rebounds | 24 |
| Total Rebounds | 37 |
| Assists | 12 |
| Blocks | 3 |
| Fouls | 17 |
| Steals | 6 |
| Turnovers | 10 |
| Complete Box Score | |