Location: New Orleans
| North Carolina (63) | |||||||
| Player | Min. | FG-A | FT-A | Reb. | A | PF | Pts. |
| Matt Doherty | 39 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| James Worthy | 38 | 13-17 | 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Sam Perkins | 38 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Jimmy Black | 38 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Jordan | 34 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Buzz Peterson | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Braddock | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Brust | 4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 200 | 25-47 | 13-22 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 63 |
| Georgetown (62) | |||||||
| Player | Min. | FG-A | FT-A | Reb. | A | PF | Pts. |
| Eric Smith | 35 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Mike Hancock | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Ewing | 37 | 10-15 | 3-3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| Fred Brown | 29 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 39 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| Ed Spriggs | 30 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthony Jones | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Martin | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Smith | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 27-51 | 8-9 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 62 |
| North Carolina 68, Houston 63 |
| NORTH CAROLINA (68): Doherty 2-7 1-2 5, Worthy 7-10 0-0 14, Perkins 9-11 7-7 25, Black 1-2 4-6 6, Jordan 7-14 4-4 18, Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Brust 0-0 0-0 0, W. Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Braddock 0-0 0-0 0. Team 26-44 (.591) 16-19 (.842) 68. HOUSTON (63): Drexler 6-12 5-6 17, Young 1-7 0-1 2, Micheaux 8-14 2-3 18, Rose 10-15 0-2 20, R. Williams 0-8 2-2 2, B. Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Olajuwon 1-3 0-0 2, Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Anders 0-2 0-0 0. Team 27-64 (.422) 9-14 (.643) 63. Halftime: North Carolina 31-29. |
| Georgetown 50, Louisville 46 |
| GEORGETOWN (50): E. Smith 6-10 2-4 14, Hancock 1-3 0-0 2, Ewing 3-8 2-2 8, F. Brown 1-3 2-3 4, Floyd 3-11 7-8 13, Spriggs 2-2 1-3 5, G. Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-4 0-0 4, B. Martin 0-0 0-0 0. Team 18-41 (.439) 14-20 (.700) 50. LOUISVILLE (46): W. Brown 2-5 0-0 4, D. Smith 4-8 2-4 10, R. McCray 2-5 4-4 8, Gordon 1-6 0-0 2, Eaves 4-9, 0-0 8, Wagner 1-4 0-0 2, Jones 4-7 0-2 8, S. McCray 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 1-3 2-2 4. Team 19-48 (.396) 8-12 (.667) 46. Halftime: Georgetown 24-22. |
| Player | Pos. | Yr. | School | Statistics |
| Patrick Ewing | C | Fr. | Georgetown | (31 pts, 21 rebs) |
| Sleepy Floyd | G | Sr. | Georgetown | (31 pts, 8 rebs, 8 assists) |
| Michael Jordan | G | Fr. | North Carolina | (34 pts, 14 rebs) |
| Sam Perkins | C | Soph. | North Carolina | (35 pts, 17 rebs) |
| James Worthy | F | Jr. | North Carolina* | (42 pts, 8 rebs, 5 steals) |
| *Named Most Outstanding Player.
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No. 9 James Madison 55, No. 8 Ohio State 48 No. 5 St. John's 66, No. 12 Penn 56 No. 11 Northeastern 63, No. 6 St. Joseph's 62 No. 7 Wake Forest 74, No. 10 Old Dominion 57
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No. 1 North Carolina 52, No. 9 James Madison 50 No. 4 Alabama 69, No. 5 St. John's 68 No. 3 Villanova 76, No. 11 Northeastern 72 (3OT) No. 2 Memphis State 56, No. 7 Wake Forest 55
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East North Carolina 74, Alabama 69 Villanova 70, Memphis State 66
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North Carolina 70, Villanova 60
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North Carolina 68, Houston 63
Georgetown 50, Louisville 46 |
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| North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62 |