| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenny Sabella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel May (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | William Cortes buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel May | 42-38 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Daniel May pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-38 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Craig Drake grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Craig Drake comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 42-38 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Nolen | 42-38 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence scores on a 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenny Sabella - foul #1 on Kenny Sabella, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Kyle Bochenski, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Willis Smith (PF), John Conley (C) William Cortes, Kenny Sabella, Blair Lawrence, Daniel May, Dustin Nolen | |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 44-41 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman and he's fouled by John Conley - foul #2 on John Conley, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Willis Smith gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Willis Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Willis Smith tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Gerald Davis is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Gerald Davis, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Mark Gardner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled on the floor by Gerald Davis - foul #2 on Gerald Davis, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel May (PF) Willis Smith | |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 46-43 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | John Conley snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Daniel May misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Kenny Sabella (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Dustin Nolen (C) Benjamin Nichols, Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley | |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Daniel May makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Daniel May misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenny Sabella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel May (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Daniel May buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on Brian Maitland - foul #4 on Brian Maitland, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Daniel May makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Drake | 50-49 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Daniel May hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Cortes - foul #4 on William Cortes, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF) Lloyd Clark, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Willis Smith (PF), John Conley (C) William Cortes, Kenny Sabella, Blair Lawrence, Daniel May, Dustin Nolen | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Conley | 50-49 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | John Conley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Davis | 50-51 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 52-51 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 52-51 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is hacked by Gerald Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Davis, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen (C) John Conley | |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Nolen | 52-51 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Willis Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF) Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette | |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Willis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Willis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 52-52 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Craig Drake scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Lloyd Clark and he's hacked by Benjamin Nichols - foul #4 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG) Benjamin Nichols | |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | Zlatko Zachman picks off the pass by Kenny Sabella | 54-52 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | James Molino loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Craig Drake | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG), Daniel May (PF), John Conley (C) Kenny Sabella, Willis Smith, Dustin Nolen | |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski is hacked by Daniel May - foul #3 on Daniel May, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette (SF) Blair Lawrence | |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | John Conley gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Kyle Bochenski steals it from Daniel May | 55-52 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Conley | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel May (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Conley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Daniel May's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Bochenski | 55-52 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | John Conley hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Ryan Blanchette picks off the pass by Lloyd Clark in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | William Cortes lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Blanchette | 55-56 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark tips it in | 57-56 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Brian Maitland steals the ball from Gerald Davis | 57-56 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | James Molino misses badly on a shot in the lane | 57-56 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | John Conley gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Daniel May pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos loses the ball out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (PG), Kenny Sabella (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Willis Smith (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) William Cortes, Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette, Daniel May, John Conley | |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Craig Drake swats the short shot by Dustin Nolen | 57-59 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Craig Drake | 57-59 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Blair Lawrence takes the ball from Mark Gardner in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Blair Lawrence | 57-62 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Craig Drake double dribbles | 57-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Brian Maitland - foul #5 on Brian Maitland, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico (C) Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket | 59-63 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block | 59-63 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Craig Drake grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Kenny Sabella - foul #2 on Kenny Sabella, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dustin Nolen | 59-66 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | James Molino scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Fidel Gallegos | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Drake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Didomenico (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Benjamin Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kenny Sabella (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willis Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-66 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence tips it in | 61-68 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-68 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Craig Drake tips it back up and in | 63-68 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-68 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | James Molino connects on the open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Fidel Gallegos | 65-68 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the contested floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenny Sabella | 65-70 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico tips it but misses | 65-70 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Blair Lawrence | 65-70 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Craig Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Benjamin Nichols is called for the reach on James Molino in the backcourt - foul #5 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Daniel May (PF), John Conley (C) Benjamin Nichols, Kenny Sabella, Blair Lawrence, Willis Smith, Dustin Nolen | |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-70 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cecil Didomenico | 67-70 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Ryan Blanchette is called for the reach on James Molino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Blanchette, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | John Conley grabs the board | 68-70 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | John Conley can't connect on a shot from close range | 68-70 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a shot from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | William Cortes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Cecil Didomenico - foul #3 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #5 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Craig Drake (C) James Molino, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen (C) John Conley | |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | William Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | William Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance loses the ball out of bounds | 70-72 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | William Cortes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-72 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette hits the follow up shot | 70-74 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Craig Drake - foul #2 on Craig Drake, team foul #6 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Cecil Didomenico (C) Lloyd Clark, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Conley (PF) Daniel May | |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Ryan Blanchette steals the ball from Cecil Didomenico | 70-76 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette lays it in | 70-78 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fidel Gallegos | 72-78 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Conley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-78 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-78 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | John Conley snags the defensive board | 72-78 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis hits a runner in the paint set up by Dustin Nolen | 72-80 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-80 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ryan Blanchette | 72-80 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen is hacked by Cecil Didomenico during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #7 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Willis Smith (PF) Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley | |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Nolen - foul #1 on Dustin Nolen, team foul #12 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Conley (C) Dustin Nolen | |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #8 | 74-82 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | John Conley gets the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-82 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | William Cortes pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-82 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | John Conley can't tip it in | 74-82 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the defensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Cecil Didomenico (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel May (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) Willis Smith, John Conley | |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Dustin Nolen is called for the reach on Craig Drake in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Nolen, team foul #13 | 74-82 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-82 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 75-82 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | James Molino hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Fidel Gallegos and he's fouled by Kenny Sabella - foul #3 on Kenny Sabella, team foul #14 | 77-82 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the free throw | 78-82 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Cecil Didomenico swats the short shot by Dustin Nolen | 78-82 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | James Molino grabs the board | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from William Cortes and he's fouled by Cecil Didomenico - foul #5 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #9 | 80-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette (PF) Daniel May | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-84 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses the free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Craig Drake gets the rebound | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Molino | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette is fouled in the backcourt by James Molino - foul #2 on James Molino, team foul #10 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel May (PF) Blair Lawrence | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-86 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 83-86 |