| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Larkins (fresh) SF - Samuel Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Ronald Hillman is denied by Donald Hopson | 41-35 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston is whistled for traveling | 41-37 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman tips it home | 41-39 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage lays it in | 41-41 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Cheng-Gong Wang | 43-41 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Samuel Johnston steals the ball from Zlatko Zachman in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston banks in the layup | 45-41 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-41 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Nolen | 45-41 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen's floater is tipped away by Ronald Hillman | 45-41 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Lawrence Gilyard steals the ball from Samuel Johnston | 47-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Larkins (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Johnston (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Nolen (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-45 |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Savage | 47-45 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Nolen - foul #1 on Dustin Nolen, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled in the backcourt by William Cortes - foul #2 on William Cortes, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Joshua Savage | |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan blows the wide open layup | 47-47 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Billy Walton pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Paul Stadler swats the short shot by Fred Morgan | 47-47 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is called for 5 seconds | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Gerald Davis (SF), John Conley (C) William Cortes, Ryan Blanchette, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Harold Novello comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Gilyard - foul #3 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen (C) Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG) James Molino, Lloyd Clark | |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Harold Novello misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 12:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Davis | 48-47 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG) Harold Novello | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Larkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - John Conley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Nolen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joshua Savage (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 52-47 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Gerald Davis, John Conley, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Cortes | 55-47 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Ryan Blanchette - foul #1 on Ryan Blanchette, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Dustin Nolen (C) Frank Larkins, Ryan Blanchette, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 3rd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | William Cortes is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG), Donald Hopson (PF) William Cortes, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) James Molino | |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders travels with the ball | 55-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-49 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Harold Novello - foul #4 on Harold Novello, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), John Conley (C) Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Billy Walton grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Paul Sanders | |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | John Conley misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Molino - foul #4 on James Molino, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | John Conley makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | John Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the wide open shot from the left block | 57-51 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses long on a jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | John Conley tips it home | 59-51 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette, Billy Walton, John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Larkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Stadler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Richard Norby gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by William Cortes - foul #3 on William Cortes, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG) Frank Larkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) William Cortes, Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan | |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Lloyd Clark takes the ball from Dustin Nolen | 59-51 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | James Molino lays it in set up by Lloyd Clark | 59-53 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Richard Norby steals the ball from Gerald Davis | 59-53 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Harold Novello takes the ball from Lawrence Gilyard | 59-53 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Lawrence Gilyard steals it from Ryan Blanchette | 59-53 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Molino | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen throws it down on a great pass from Billy Walton | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Molino and he's hacked by Billy Walton - foul #2 on Billy Walton, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), John Conley (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Harold Novello, Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette, Billy Walton, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fred Morgan (SF), Joshua Savage (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Conley | 61-57 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-57 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard's floater is tipped away by Paul Stadler | 61-57 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Donald Hopson (PF) Frank Larkins, John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 61-58 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:53 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 63-58 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Stadler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is whistled for a carry | 63-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), John Conley (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (PF) Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | William Cortes travels in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the tip | 63-58 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | John Conley snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Dustin Nolen (C) William Cortes, Gerald Davis, John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Norby | 65-61 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Samuel Johnston (SF) William Cortes, Ryan Blanchette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Larkins | 69-64 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Samuel Johnston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Johnston, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson grabs the board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Gilyard - foul #4 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Dustin Nolen steals the ball from Paul Sanders in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen buries a runner in the lane set up by Frank Larkins | 73-65 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Zlatko Zachman is called for the reach on Frank Larkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Ryan Blanchette (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Harold Novello picks off the pass by Zlatko Zachman in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Paul Sanders is called for the reach on Harold Novello - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #10 | 75-68 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Dustin Nolen picks off the pass by Joshua Savage | 77-68 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen is hacked by Paul Sanders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #11 | 77-68 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled on the floor by Dustin Nolen - foul #2 on Dustin Nolen, team foul #10 | 79-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Donald Hopson (PF) Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson is fouled in the backcourt by James Molino - foul #5 on James Molino, team foul #12 | 79-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Stephen Vance (SF) James Molino, Ronald Hillman | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Hopson - foul #4 on Donald Hopson, team foul #11 | 81-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG) Harold Novello | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Hopson | 84-70 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 84-73 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang runs out the clock | 84-73 |