| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Peralez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Michael Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Collins (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | John Hurt is fouled on the floor by August Cisowski - foul #2 on August Cisowski, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | August Cisowski snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | George Peralez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | August Cisowski snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Joe Collins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Joe Collins hits the finger roll | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | John Eilerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Bain | 33-37 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | John Eilerman steps in front of the Raymond Bain pass in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Joe Collins's layup is rejected by Liang Zheng | 33-37 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Michael Green tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | August Cisowski snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Liang Zheng - foul #3 on Liang Zheng, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | John Eilerman makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | John Eilerman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | John Hurt knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Drennen | 35-39 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | John Eilerman is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bain - foul #2 on Raymond Bain, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Daniel King (PF) John Eilerman, August Cisowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Daniel King connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Peralez | 38-39 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the easy layup | 38-39 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Joe Collins snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Peralez (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Green (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Collins (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Joe Collins buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Friedman | 40-39 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Collins - foul #2 on Joe Collins, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Jim Maciel (C) Marvin Friedman, George Peralez, Michael Green, Joe Collins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Daniel King gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | John Eilerman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | John Eilerman is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Eilerman, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a shot from the left block | 40-39 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Daniel King gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Steven Williams loses the dribble to Ricky Turner in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel travels with the ball | 40-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) John Eilerman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Raymond Bain, Steven Williams | |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 40-39 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel King (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Maciel (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), George Peralez (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Michael Green (PF) Marvin Friedman, Christopher Thomas, Ricky Turner, Daniel King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Michael Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel can't finish the layup | 41-44 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | George Peralez gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | August Cisowski drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Eilerman | 43-44 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Collins (C) Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Joe Collins misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) John Eilerman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Joe Collins makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Joe Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Joe Collins can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Bain | 45-44 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain's pass is intercepted by August Cisowski in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | August Cisowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | George Peralez is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Peralez, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski drills a jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | George Peralez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Peralez (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Green (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Collins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Steven Williams (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Michael Green snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Trenton Fletcher steps in front of the George Peralez pass | 49-46 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is hacked by August Cisowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on August Cisowski, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Daniel King (PF) Marvin Friedman, George Peralez, August Cisowski, Michael Green | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Liang Zheng (C) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is open and buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Caulkins | 49-48 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Joe Collins connects on the turnaround from close range | 51-48 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is whistled for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Green (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Daniel King, Joe Collins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Richard Caulkins, Steven Williams | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Michael Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) John Eilerman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is open and scores on a shot from the right side | 51-50 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | The jumper by Jim Maciel is denied by Trenton Fletcher | 51-50 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Bain | 51-50 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Marvin Friedman steals the ball from John Hurt | 51-50 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman jams it | 53-50 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Turner (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Green (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Maciel (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (tired) 12 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), George Peralez (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF), Joe Collins (C) Marvin Friedman, Christopher Thomas, Ricky Turner, Michael Green, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Caulkins | 53-54 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | John Eilerman double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-54 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | August Cisowski snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | John Eilerman tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher double dribbles | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), Liang Zheng (C) Raymond Bain, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | George Peralez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Eilerman | 56-54 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SF), Michael Green (PF) August Cisowski, Daniel King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), John Hurt (SF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Joe Collins grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Michael Green drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Eilerman | 58-54 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the jump hook in the lane | 58-54 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Joe Collins grabs the board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Drennen is called for the reach on Joe Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Steven Williams is called for the reach on John Eilerman - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Michael Green is fouled on the floor by Steven Williams - foul #5 on Steven Williams, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Raymond Bain is called for the reach on John Eilerman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Bain, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Ricky Turner steals it from Raymond Bain | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner runs out the clock | 59-56 |