| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #2 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley is whistled for traveling | 23-25 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is fouled on the floor by Norman Thomas - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 23-25 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley loses the dribble to Samuel Evans | 23-25 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Peter Bad is called for the reach on Isaac Sterling - foul #2 on Peter Bad, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Isaac Sterling | 23-27 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas loses the dribble to Samuel Evans | 23-27 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Jerry Marguez is blocked by Derrick Fong | 23-27 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a jumper near the basket | 23-27 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Thomas - foul #3 on Norman Thomas, team foul #4 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), George Deems (SF), George Gilkes (PF), John Cormier (C) Eugene Holmes, Samuel Evans, Charles Campbell, Isaac Sterling | |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette blows the layup but he's fouled by George Deems - foul #2 on George Deems, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cody Catalan (SG) Jerry Marguez | |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | George Gilkes connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 25-31 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is fouled on the floor by George Gilkes - foul #1 on George Gilkes, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling (C) John Cormier | |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Isaac Sterling - foul #2 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG) Robert Hruska | |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Eugene Holmes | 26-33 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Isaac Sterling | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Catalan (fresh) SF - George Deems (fresh) PF - George Gilkes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley lays it up and in | 28-36 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Benjamin Ball steals it from George Gilkes | 28-36 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad lays it in set up by Benjamin Ball | 30-36 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Cody Catalan hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 33-38 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Remley - foul #3 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), Samuel Evans (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Cody Catalan, George Deems, George Gilkes | |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong double dribbles | 33-39 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Isaac Sterling and he's hacked by Norman Thomas - foul #4 on Norman Thomas, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), George Gilkes (C) Robert Hruska, Isaac Sterling | |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Samuel Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - George Gilkes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses long on a shot from close range | 33-42 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | George Gilkes pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the lay-in | 33-45 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas tips it but misses | 33-45 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George Gilkes | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Benjamin Ball | 35-48 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Thomas - foul #5 on Norman Thomas, team foul #7 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Norman Thomas, Allen Midgette, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling (C) George Gilkes | |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Isaac Sterling - foul #3 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Isaac Sterling - foul #4 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Gilkes (PF) Charles Campbell | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-50 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 35-50 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong lays it up and in and the foul's on Isaac Sterling - foul #5 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), George Deems (SF), John Cormier (C) Eugene Holmes, Samuel Evans, Isaac Sterling | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the free throw | 37-50 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 37-50 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball gets the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | John Cormier is called for the reach on Peter Bad - foul #1 on John Cormier, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Campbell (PF) John Cormier | |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Bad and the foul's on George Gilkes - foul #2 on George Gilkes, team foul #8 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cody Catalan (SG) Jerry Marguez | |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the free throw | 39-50 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | George Deems's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Cesar Gallo (PF) Benjamin Ball, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 39-50 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Bad | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Catalan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Deems (fresh) PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Gilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Peter Bad dunks the ball | 41-50 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | George Gilkes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-50 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Bruce Shreve, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), Samuel Evans (SF) Robert Hruska, Cody Catalan, George Deems | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Bad | 41-50 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Evans - foul #1 on Samuel Evans, team foul #9 | 41-50 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | George Gilkes pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the reach on George Gilkes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Cody Catalan (SG) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez | |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | George Gilkes makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | George Gilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the reach on Charles Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #9 | 42-52 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette scores on a runner in the paint | 44-53 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the reach on Charles Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #10 | 44-53 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Peter Bad is called for the reach on Samuel Evans - foul #3 on Peter Bad, team foul #11 | 44-53 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Benjamin Ball is called for the reach on Charles Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #12 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Cody Catalan snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-56 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Cody Catalan tips it in | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Derrick Fong is blocked by Charles Campbell | 44-58 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Cody Catalan gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska runs out the clock | 44-58 |