| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng drills a jumper from the right block set up by Raul Ramos | 29-32 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 29-32 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is hacked by Christopher West - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski lays it up and in | 29-34 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 29-34 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zayas - foul #3 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (C) Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Liang Zheng takes the ball from Christopher West | 29-36 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | August Cisowski is called for the reach on Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on August Cisowski, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Maxwell Calder | |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Drazen Blachowski | 29-39 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (C) John Geib | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the easy layup | 29-39 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #2 on Raul Ramos, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG) James Wurth | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Norman Jandreau is called for the reach on Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Christopher Thomas steals the ball from Liang Zheng | 32-39 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 32-41 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Liang Zheng blocks the short jumper by Andrew Smith | 32-41 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't tip it in | 32-41 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West tips it home | 34-41 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Kimble | 34-43 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the lay-in but the foul's on Maxwell Calder - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), William Edwards (SF), Norman Jandreau (PF) Christopher West, August Cisowski, John Geib | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng, Raul Ramos | |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | James Wurth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Friedman | 39-43 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side | 39-45 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Noel Cumberbatch - foul #2 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) John Stockdale | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Wurth (fresh) PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jesse Kimble | 41-47 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Christopher West comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Marvin Friedman steals the ball from Jesse Kimble | 41-47 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | William Edwards banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Friedman | 43-47 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Jandreau | 43-47 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | William Edwards is fouled on the floor by James Wurth - foul #3 on James Wurth, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), John Geib (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) William Edwards, Norman Jandreau, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), John Stockdale (SG), Liang Zheng (PF), Raul Ramos (C) Jesse Kimble, James Wurth, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the floater from close range | 43-47 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos lays it in on a nice dish by Liang Zheng and the foul's on Thomas Zayas - foul #4 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher West, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | John Stockdale is called for the reach on Eric Mills - foul #1 on John Stockdale, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | August Cisowski connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-50 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Geib - foul #1 on John Geib, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Raul Ramos | |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Geib | 45-50 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Eric Mills makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Marvin Friedman | 48-50 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Andrew Smith | 48-50 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith double dribbles | 48-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG) Marvin Friedman, Eric Mills | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) John Stockdale, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - August Cisowski (tiring) 14 pts. PF - John Geib (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Christopher West drills a 3 from straight away | 54-55 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Wurth | 54-58 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas buries a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Jesse Kimble - foul #1 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Edwards (SF), Norman Jandreau (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) August Cisowski, John Geib, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (PF), Raul Ramos (C) Maxwell Calder, James Wurth, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-58 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Thomas Zayas steals it from Raul Ramos | 57-58 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman clanks a shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 57-61 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Christopher West knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Friedman | 60-61 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marvin Friedman - foul #2 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Frederick Koscinski (SF) Christopher West, William Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG), James Wurth (SF) John Stockdale, Drazen Blachowski | |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas blows the dunk | 60-63 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is hacked by Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), John Geib (PF) Frederick Koscinski, Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Liang Zheng, Raul Ramos | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | John Geib snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Geib (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tired) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 62-63 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky drills a runner from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), Norman Jandreau (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Marvin Friedman, John Geib, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Jesse Kimble | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-65 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF), Raul Ramos (C) Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | James Wurth pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Drazen Blachowski is blocked by Andrew Smith | 62-65 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | August Cisowski gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-65 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | August Cisowski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Liang Zheng | 64-67 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Jandreau | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Christopher Thomas takes the ball from Raul Ramos | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | August Cisowski's floater is tipped away by Raul Ramos | 67-67 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith can't tip it in | 67-67 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Drazen Blachowski steals it from Christopher Thomas | 67-70 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Jesse Kimble | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Christopher Thomas picks off the pass by James Wurth | 67-73 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #3 on Raul Ramos, team foul #7 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Liang Zheng, Raul Ramos | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (PF) John Geib | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF), Raul Ramos (C) Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng loses the dribble to Christopher West | 69-73 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas jams it on a great pass from Christopher West | 71-73 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Jandreau - foul #3 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Liang Zheng blocks the short jumper by Christopher Thomas | 71-75 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raul Ramos | 71-75 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wurth | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-78 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the offensive board | 71-78 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #4 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #8 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) James Wurth | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the rebound | 72-78 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Raul Ramos (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on Drazen Blachowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #10 | 72-78 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Thomas | 74-79 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is hacked by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith gets the rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | August Cisowski jams it | 76-80 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Thomas - foul #5 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #12 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau can't finish the layup | 76-81 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Marvin Friedman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #13 | 76-81 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the board | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Calder - foul #5 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #9 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Maxwell Calder | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 76-82 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Friedman - foul #4 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #14 | 76-82 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Raul Ramos is called for the reach on Christopher West - foul #4 on Raul Ramos, team foul #10 | 76-83 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Marvin Friedman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #15 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG) Marvin Friedman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Christopher West drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eric Mills | 80-85 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Mills - foul #1 on Eric Mills, team foul #16 | 80-85 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-87 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble runs out the clock | 80-87 |