| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) SF - John Hurt (fresh) PF - Steven Williams (fresh) C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (fresh) SG - Christopher West (fresh) SF - August Cisowski (fresh) PF - Jim Maciel (fresh) C - Daniel King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel can't connect on a floater from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel tips it home | 3-2 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is hacked by Ricky Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Turner, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Daniel King picks off the pass by Maxwell Calder | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Daniel King tips it in | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Steven Williams | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | August Cisowski clanks a shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel King | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Daniel King is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel King, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Alan Perkins (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Drazen Blachowski, John Hurt, Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | August Cisowski picks off the pass by Noel Cumberbatch in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner is hacked by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #1 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (PG), John Hurt (SF) Maxwell Calder, Alan Perkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Daniel King connects on the floater from the left block | 5-6 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky's pass is intercepted by Christopher West | 5-6 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is denied on a layup by Noel Cumberbatch | 5-6 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is fouled on the floor by Jim Maciel - foul #1 on Jim Maciel, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Alan Perkins (SF), Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Drazen Blachowski, John Hurt, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher West, August Cisowski, Jim Maciel, Daniel King | |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the wide open shot near the basket | 5-6 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder tips it in | 7-6 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Liang Zheng | 12-9 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Alan Perkins - foul #1 on Alan Perkins, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), John Hurt (SF) Liang Zheng, Alan Perkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG), Jim Maciel (PF), Daniel King (C) Ricky Turner, Marvin Friedman, Andrew Smith, Thomas Zayas | |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | John Hurt tips it but misses | 12-10 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel King | 12-10 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel's floater is tipped away by Trenton Fletcher | 12-10 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Morin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Maxwell Calder and the foul's on Christopher West - foul #2 on Christopher West, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), August Cisowski (SF) Christopher West, Anthony Morin | |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | August Cisowski gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | August Cisowski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 14-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (PF) Jim Maciel | |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Smith - foul #1 on Andrew Smith, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas (C) Daniel King | |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas can't finish the layup | 15-10 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Thomas Zayas is called for the reach on Drazen Blachowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | August Cisowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Maciel (PF) Andrew Smith | |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | John Hurt scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder | 19-10 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Trenton Fletcher is called for the reach on Jim Maciel - foul #1 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Daniel King (C) August Cisowski, Thomas Zayas | |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-13 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder clanks a shot from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the floater from just outside the lane | 19-13 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman can't tip it in | 19-13 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | John Hurt's pass is intercepted by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas lays it up and in | 19-15 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Marvin Friedman - foul #1 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Ricky Turner, Jim Maciel, Daniel King | |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas's fadeaway is rejected by Trenton Fletcher | 20-15 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on Trenton Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hurt | 20-15 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Christopher Thomas picks off the pass by Steven Williams in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the easy layup | 20-15 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Steven Williams buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Hurt and he's fouled by Andrew Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Smith, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (PG), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Jim Maciel (PF) Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith | |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas is whistled for traveling | 23-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Daniel King (C) Christopher Thomas, Jim Maciel | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Ricky Turner steps in front of the Drazen Blachowski pass in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Eric Mills misses the dunk | 23-15 |
| 05:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 23-15 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Maxwell Calder | 25-15 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 25-15 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (PF) Eric Mills, Anthony Morin, Daniel King | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel is hacked by Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #4 | 25-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Daniel King (C) Ricky Turner, Thomas Zayas | |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Daniel King is fouled on the floor by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman double dribbles | 25-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), Gaston Swink (SF), Andrew Smith (PF) Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski, Jim Maciel | |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | John Hurt's layup is rejected by Andrew Smith | 25-15 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Steven Williams tips it back up and in | 27-15 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (tired) 6 pts. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher West (fresh) SF - Gaston Swink (fresh) PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) C - Daniel King (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), August Cisowski (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Gaston Swink, Daniel King | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (PG), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses the free throw | 27-17 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Andrew Smith - foul #3 on Andrew Smith, team foul #11 | 29-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Maciel (PF) Andrew Smith | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the free throw | 30-17 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Marc Sitosky steals the ball from Ricky Turner | 30-17 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Thomas Zayas steals the ball from Maxwell Calder | 30-17 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Steven Williams steals it from Thomas Zayas | 30-17 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | John Hurt loses the dribble to Jim Maciel in the backcourt | 30-17 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is hacked by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #8 | 30-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel King (C) Thomas Zayas | |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Hurt | 32-17 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Maxwell Calder is called for the reach on Ricky Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #9 | 32-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Morin (SF) August Cisowski | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 32-17 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-17 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the tip | 32-17 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin snags the defensive board | 32-17 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-20 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder loses the dribble to Daniel King | 32-20 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-20 |