| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Benjamin Nichols (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kenny Sabella (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willis Smith (fresh) C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella inbounds the ball | 42-45 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella is whistled for a carry | 42-48 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is hacked by Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 42-50 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 44-50 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark travels with the ball | 44-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), John Conley (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | William Cortes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 44-50 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Richard Norby tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | John Conley scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Nichols | 46-52 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline | 46-52 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Richard Norby pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-52 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Richard Norby tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | William Cortes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Molino - foul #2 on James Molino, team foul #1 | 46-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen (C) John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Johnny Garay (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | William Cortes misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | William Cortes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 46-57 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen is whistled for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG) William Cortes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (PF) Fred Morgan | |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland can't finish the layup | 46-57 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Benjamin Nichols | 46-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benjamin Nichols (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenny Sabella (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willis Smith (tiring) C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Maitland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Garay (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella loses the ball out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette (SF) Kenny Sabella | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Willis Smith can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 46-57 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Willis Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Brian Maitland, Johnny Garay | |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is fouled on the floor by Richard Norby - foul #1 on Richard Norby, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Benjamin Nichols | 48-57 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is hacked by Billy Walton - foul #3 on Billy Walton, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), John Conley (C) Benjamin Nichols, Ryan Blanchette, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 48-59 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Harold Novello misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Kenny Sabella (SF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Harold Novello misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Novello - foul #2 on Harold Novello, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Fred Morgan, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Willis Smith (PF) Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | William Cortes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #4 on Fred Morgan, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SF), Dustin Nolen (C) Kenny Sabella, John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | William Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | William Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is fouled on the floor by Willis Smith - foul #2 on Willis Smith, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (SG) William Cortes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Garay (C) Brian Maitland | |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Garay | 51-59 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Willis Smith - foul #3 on Willis Smith, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Harold Novello, Gerald Davis, Willis Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Johnny Garay | |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Morgan | 51-62 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Billy Walton's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Norby | 51-62 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benjamin Nichols (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Nolen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Billy Walton is called for the reach on James Molino - foul #4 on Billy Walton, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG), John Conley (C) Benjamin Nichols, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (PF) Fred Morgan | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Billy Walton picks off the pass by Richard Norby | 51-62 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | John Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Kenny Sabella (SF), Willis Smith (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Johnny Garay (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland connects on the open floater from the right block on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 51-64 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | William Cortes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay is fouled on the floor by John Conley - foul #1 on John Conley, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) Harold Novello, Kenny Sabella, Willis Smith, John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Brian Maitland | |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Billy Walton loses the ball out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Fred Morgan, Johnny Garay | |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Richard Norby blows the layup | 51-65 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | William Cortes snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses short on a floater in the paint | 51-65 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | James Molino hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 51-67 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Norby - foul #2 on Richard Norby, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Ryan Blanchette (PF) William Cortes, Benjamin Nichols, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino | |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-67 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Richard Norby tips it home | 52-69 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Willis Smith (PF) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Johnny Garay (C) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 53-69 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Ryan Blanchette steps in front of the Johnny Garay pass | 53-69 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette lays it in | 55-69 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | James Molino can't finish the layup | 55-69 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang grabs the board | 55-69 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willis Smith (tired) 3 pf. C - Dustin Nolen (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Morgan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Johnny Garay (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (SG), Kenny Sabella (SF), Billy Walton (PF), John Conley (C) Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette, Willis Smith, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Johnny Garay | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance slams it home on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 55-71 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 55-71 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Gardner | 55-71 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-71 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-71 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 55-71 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan's floater is tipped away by Billy Walton | 55-71 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Billy Walton gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | John Conley clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Fred Morgan - foul #5 on Fred Morgan, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Willis Smith (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Benjamin Nichols, Kenny Sabella, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan | |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | John Conley misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | John Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-71 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses the tip | 56-71 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark tips it in | 56-73 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Harold Novello clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | William Cortes grabs the offensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | John Conley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-73 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | James Molino double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SF), Dustin Nolen (C) Willis Smith, John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (PF) Lloyd Clark, Brian Maitland | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-73 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zachman | 56-73 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ryan Blanchette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (tiring) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Dustin Nolen picks off the pass by James Molino in the backcourt | 56-73 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen slams it home on a great pass from William Cortes | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Richard Norby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Benjamin Nichols (SG), Billy Walton (PF) William Cortes, Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Johnny Garay (C) Mark Gardner, Richard Norby | |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Johnny Garay - foul #2 on Johnny Garay, team foul #10 | 58-73 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Billy Walton picks off the pass by James Molino | 60-73 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Billy Walton banks in the layup on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang and he's hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #2 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #11 | 62-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella (SF) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Brian Maitland (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Johnny Garay | |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Billy Walton makes the free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a shot from the right side | 63-73 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella grabs the defensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the easy layup | 63-73 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang tips it but misses | 63-73 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the board | 63-73 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner travels with the ball | 63-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Willis Smith (PF) Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen drills a jumper from the left wing | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is hacked by Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #8 | 65-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF) Richard Norby | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Willis Smith grabs the board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-73 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Nichols - foul #4 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #9 | 65-73 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 65-75 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is open but misses the lay-in | 65-75 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen grabs the board | 65-75 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Willis Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #12 | 65-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Stephen Vance | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Willis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Willis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Nichols is called for the reach on Brian Maitland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG) Benjamin Nichols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF) Richard Norby | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenny Sabella | 66-75 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Harold Novello hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-75 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Gardner | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner runs out the clock | 66-75 |