| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau inbounds the ball | 16-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau is hacked by Marc Sitosky - foul #1 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #1 | 16-29 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 16-32 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | James Wurth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-32 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-32 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses the tip | 16-32 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 16-32 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 16-32 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the board | 16-32 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Maxwell Calder is called for the reach on Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #2 | 16-32 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-32 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #1 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #1 | 16-32 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip gets the rebound | 16-32 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | James Wurth is called for the reach on Norman Jandreau - foul #3 on James Wurth, team foul #3 | 16-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF) James Wurth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Jandreau | 16-35 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Jacob Hazelip - foul #1 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #2 | 18-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (C) Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the free throw | 19-35 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jacob Hazelip and he's hacked by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #2 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #4 | 19-37 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the free throw | 19-38 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Christopher West steals the ball from Raul Ramos | 19-38 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher West | 19-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses short on a jumper from the left block | 22-40 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the dunk | 22-40 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | John Stockdale gets the offensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Maxwell Calder | 24-40 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-40 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau tips it but misses | 24-40 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is fouled on the floor by Norman Jandreau - foul #2 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #3 | 24-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Marc Sitosky (C) John Stockdale, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), John Geib (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Norman Jandreau, Jacob Hazelip, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky connects on the open jump hook from the left block | 26-40 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Fischer | 26-42 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Wurth | 29-42 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerome Iler | 29-45 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Thomas Zayas is called for the reach on Raul Ramos - foul #1 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG) Joseph Fischer | |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | James Wurth buries a jumper from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Stockdale (fresh) SF - James Wurth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) PF - John Geib (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | John Stockdale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits a 3 from the right wing | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the offensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | James Wurth is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zayas - foul #2 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) James Wurth, Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), William Ferris (SG), Norman Jandreau (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Christopher West, Christopher Thomas, Jerome Iler, John Geib, Thomas Zayas | |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-48 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | John Stockdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) John Stockdale | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #6 | 31-51 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Ronald Steenbergen is called for the reach on James Wurth - foul #3 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #7 | 31-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG) Joseph Fischer, William Ferris | |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the board | 31-51 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch snags the defensive board | 31-51 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch is hacked by Jacob Hazelip - foul #2 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #8 | 31-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Jesse Kimble | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip snags the defensive board | 31-51 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the jumper from the left side | 31-51 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau gets the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen's fadeaway is rejected by Noel Cumberbatch | 31-51 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the defensive rebound | 31-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stockdale (fresh) SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | James Wurth is fouled on the floor by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #4 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #9 | 31-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (PF) Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), William Ferris (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), John Geib (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher West, Christopher Thomas, Norman Jandreau, Jacob Hazelip, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the defensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | John Geib misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Wurth - foul #4 on James Wurth, team foul #5 | 31-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) John Stockdale | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | John Geib misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | John Geib makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the jumpshot from the left side | 31-52 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the defensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-52 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | James Wurth pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos scores on a shot near the basket | 33-52 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Ferris | 33-54 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | James Wurth lays it in | 35-54 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas can't finish the layup but the foul's on Maxwell Calder - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #6 | 35-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (C) James Wurth, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), Norman Jandreau (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Joseph Fischer, William Ferris, Jerome Iler, John Geib | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is hacked by Thomas Zayas - foul #3 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #10 | 35-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen (C) Thomas Zayas | |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip slams it home set up by Christopher West and the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #1 on Raul Ramos, team foul #7 | 37-57 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the free throw | 37-58 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is fouled on the floor by Christopher Thomas - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #11 | 37-58 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Christopher West works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Thomas | 38-61 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #5 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #12 | 38-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Jesse Kimble | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF), John Geib (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Norman Jandreau, Jacob Hazelip, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler blows the layup but he's fouled by James Wurth - foul #5 on James Wurth, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) James Wurth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Noel Cumberbatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Geib (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Jerome Iler is called for the reach on Raul Ramos - foul #2 on Jerome Iler, team foul #13 | 40-63 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West lays it up and in on a great pass from John Geib | 42-65 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is fouled on the floor by Joseph Fischer - foul #1 on Joseph Fischer, team foul #14 | 42-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-65 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler gets the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Fischer | 44-67 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the offensive board | 44-67 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Geib | 44-67 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-67 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Zayas swats the short shot by Maxwell Calder | 44-67 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the easy layup | 44-67 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Stockdale | 44-67 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West runs out the clock | 46-67 |