| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kenny Sabella (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance inbounds the ball | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance can't tip it in | 40-49 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-49 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | John Conley hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | James Molino is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 42-51 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | William Cortes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Willis Smith (PF), Daniel May (C) William Cortes, Kenny Sabella, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Craig Drake (C) Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 42-51 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | James Molino gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is whistled for a carry | 42-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG) James Molino, Lloyd Clark | |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Craig Drake steps in front of the Gerald Davis pass | 42-51 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Willis Smith takes the ball from Zlatko Zachman in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Craig Drake swats the shot by Benjamin Nichols | 42-51 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Craig Drake snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Blair Lawrence steals the ball from Mark Gardner in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Drake - foul #2 on Craig Drake, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), John Conley (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) Benjamin Nichols, Blair Lawrence, Willis Smith, Daniel May | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Fred Morgan (C) Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland, Craig Drake | |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-51 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Vance | 44-54 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Gerald Davis | 46-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gerald Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Conley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Gerald Davis takes the ball from Lloyd Clark in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis banks in the layup | 48-57 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Gerald Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Davis, team foul #1 | 48-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (PG), Kenny Sabella (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Willis Smith (PF) William Cortes, Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Nichols - foul #3 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | James Molino connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Fidel Gallegos takes the ball from Kenny Sabella | 48-59 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | James Molino knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Brian Maitland | 48-61 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-61 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Craig Drake | 48-61 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #2 | 48-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), John Conley (PF), Daniel May (C) Benjamin Nichols, Blair Lawrence, Willis Smith, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Fred Morgan (C) Fidel Gallegos, Brian Maitland, Craig Drake | |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Lloyd Clark steps in front of the William Cortes pass in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | James Molino can't finish the layup | 48-61 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | John Conley is hacked by Kyle Bochenski - foul #1 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG) Kenny Sabella | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Daniel May is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel May, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) James Molino | |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette scores on a shot from the left side set up by William Cortes | 50-61 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald Davis - foul #4 on Gerald Davis, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella (SG) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Conley | 50-62 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Daniel May connects on the shot from the right side | 52-62 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Daniel May snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-62 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 12:24 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the jumpshot from the right side | 55-62 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Morgan | 55-62 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 55-62 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 55-62 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenny Sabella (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - John Conley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel May (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan buries a turnaround from the left block | 55-64 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Daniel May gets the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-64 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Daniel May pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | John Conley comes up short on the floater in the lane | 55-64 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Kenny Sabella in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenny Sabella, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Willis Smith (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) William Cortes, Kenny Sabella, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley, Daniel May | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | James Molino is hacked by Benjamin Nichols - foul #4 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a floater from the right block | 55-64 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the follow up shot | 55-66 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis is hacked by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #4 | 55-66 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen dunks the ball on a great pass from Blair Lawrence and the foul's on Craig Drake - foul #3 on Craig Drake, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | James Molino drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Fidel Gallegos | 58-68 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses long on a floater near the basket | 58-68 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Benjamin Nichols steals the ball from Fidel Gallegos in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis banks in the layup set up by Benjamin Nichols | 60-68 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Blair Lawrence steals it from Fidel Gallegos in the backcourt | 60-68 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Fidel Gallegos steals it from Blair Lawrence | 60-68 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't finish the uncontested layup | 60-68 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-68 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Blair Lawrence - foul #1 on Blair Lawrence, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Kenny Sabella (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), John Conley (PF) Benjamin Nichols, Gerald Davis, Blair Lawrence, Willis Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Fidel Gallegos, Brian Maitland, Craig Drake | |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Kenny Sabella | 62-69 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Molino | 62-71 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen is fouled on the floor by Cecil Didomenico - foul #1 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #6 | 62-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG) Kenny Sabella | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Nolen | 62-71 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Blanchette (tiring) 15 pts. PF - John Conley (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cecil Didomenico | 62-71 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Gerald Davis - foul #5 on Gerald Davis, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (PG), Kenny Sabella (SG) William Cortes, Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SF), Craig Drake (C) Stephen Vance, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Lloyd Clark takes the ball from John Conley | 62-73 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-73 |
| 06:44 | North Carolina | John Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen loses the ball out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence (SF), Willis Smith (PF) Ryan Blanchette, John Conley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Brian Maitland (PF) James Molino, Kyle Bochenski | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-73 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the tip | 62-73 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Craig Drake tips it but misses | 62-73 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Maitland | 62-73 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Brian Maitland | 62-75 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Willis Smith drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenny Sabella and he's fouled by Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #7 | 64-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Daniel May (C) Benjamin Nichols, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Fidel Gallegos, Brian Maitland, Craig Drake | |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Willis Smith makes the free throw | 65-75 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman double dribbles | 65-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette (SF), John Conley (PF) Blair Lawrence, Willis Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Lloyd Clark | |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | William Cortes knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel May | 67-75 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner loses the dribble to William Cortes | 67-75 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Cortes | 70-75 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan blows the wide open layup | 70-75 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the offensive board | 70-75 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Molino and he's fouled by Daniel May - foul #3 on Daniel May, team foul #9 | 70-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Willis Smith (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) Kenny Sabella, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley, Daniel May | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Fred Morgan, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the free throw | 70-78 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 70-78 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zachman | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | James Molino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Cortes - foul #4 on William Cortes, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella (SG) William Cortes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Craig Drake (C) Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Benjamin Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kenny Sabella (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Blair Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Willis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Nolen (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Maitland (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 70-80 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 70-80 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | James Molino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Fidel Gallegos, Brian Maitland | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-80 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Craig Drake is whistled for a carry | 70-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), John Conley (PF), Daniel May (C) Benjamin Nichols, Blair Lawrence, Willis Smith, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Craig Drake | |
| 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) | |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Daniel May misses the easy layup | 70-80 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos grabs the board | 70-80 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos hits the easy wide open finger roll | 70-82 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | John Conley clanks a floater from the right side | 70-82 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan gets the rebound | 70-82 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle Bochenski | 70-84 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | William Cortes is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Cortes, team foul #11 | 70-84 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols (PG), Dustin Nolen (C) William Cortes, Daniel May | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Craig Drake (C) Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | The refs have stopped play. Zlatko Zachman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 70-84 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-84 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Kenny Sabella is blocked by Fidel Gallegos | 70-84 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Benjamin Nichols grabs the offensive board | 70-84 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Kenny Sabella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-84 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-84 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette connects on the 3 from the right corner | 73-84 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-84 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Craig Drake hits the follow up shot | 73-86 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | John Conley can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 73-86 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen grabs the offensive rebound | 73-86 |