| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Laster (fresh) SG - Michael Ginyard (fresh) SF - Terry Tirrell (fresh) PF - Andrew Nunn (fresh) C - Anthony Vito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Adam Graham (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Yun (fresh) SF - Lewis Strunk (fresh) PF - Ronald Cotta (fresh) C - George Bray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | James Laster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Cotta - foul #1 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | James Laster misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | James Laster makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun hits the follow up shot | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | James Laster misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | James Laster steals it from Adam Graham in the backcourt | 1-5 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Laster | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Ginyard | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell is fouled on the floor by Lewis Strunk - foul #1 on Lewis Strunk, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), Edwin Byars (SG), Mark Green (SF), Christopher Barnard (PF), Dale Johnson (C) James Laster, Michael Ginyard, Terry Tirrell, Andrew Nunn, Anthony Vito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Ronald Cotta blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Edwin Byars | 3-5 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Adam Graham connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Yun picks off the pass by Mark Green | 3-8 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-8 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Lewis Strunk is called for the reach on Mark Green - foul #2 on Lewis Strunk, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Laster (PG), Michael Ginyard (SG), Terry Tirrell (SF), Andrew Nunn (PF), Anthony Vito (C) Louis Moore, Edwin Byars, Mark Green, Christopher Barnard, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (C) Jeffrey Yun, Lewis Strunk, George Bray | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Laster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ginyard (fresh) SF - Terry Tirrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Nunn (fresh) C - Anthony Vito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Adam Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) PF - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito makes the driving attempt from the right block | 5-8 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Laster | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn buries a driving attempt from close range | 10-11 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses long on an open shot from the left side | 10-11 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers tips it home | 10-13 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogers denies the turnaround by Anthony Vito | 10-13 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Adam Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Adam Graham is hacked by James Laster in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Laster, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), Edwin Byars (SG), Mark Green (SF), Christopher Barnard (PF), Dale Johnson (C) James Laster, Michael Ginyard, Terry Tirrell, Andrew Nunn, Anthony Vito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun (SG), George Bray (C) Adam Graham, Thomas Rogers | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun is fouled on the floor by Dale Johnson - foul #1 on Dale Johnson, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 10-13 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Edwin Byars | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Moore and he's fouled by Jeffrey Yun - foul #1 on Jeffrey Yun, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Holt (SF), Anthony Vito (C) Mark Green, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PG) Albert Derosier | |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Adam Graham hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Yun | 13-15 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Barnard, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Laster (PG), Terry Tirrell (SF), Michael Mills (PF) Louis Moore, Harold Holt, Christopher Barnard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (PG), Thomas Rogers (C) Brandon Hopkins, Ronald Cotta | |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Laster - foul #2 on James Laster, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Holt (PG), Michael Ginyard (SG) James Laster, Edwin Byars | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Johnson (C) Anthony Vito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Harold Holt (fresh) SG - Michael Ginyard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Tirrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mills (fresh) C - Dale Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Albert Derosier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Yun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Graham (tiring) 5 pts. PF - George Bray (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Harold Holt steals it from Jeffrey Yun | 13-17 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Harold Holt lays it up and in | 15-17 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Adam Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 15-17 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers blows the layup | 15-17 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | George Bray swats the layup by Harold Holt | 15-17 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), Edwin Byars (SG), Mark Green (SF), Andrew Nunn (PF), Anthony Vito (C) Harold Holt, Michael Ginyard, Terry Tirrell, Michael Mills, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF), Ronald Cotta (PF) Albert Derosier, Thomas Rogers | |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars clanks a 3 from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Edwin Byars takes the ball from Adam Graham in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Moore | 17-17 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Anthony Vito | 17-17 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars is fouled on the floor by Adam Graham - foul #1 on Adam Graham, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (PG), Thomas Rogers (C) Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Louis Moore knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Mark Green | 19-17 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Derosier | 19-19 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Louis Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Byars (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Green (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Nunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Vito (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Albert Derosier (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Yun (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Albert Derosier takes the ball from Anthony Vito | 19-19 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Derosier | 19-21 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Ronald Cotta is called for the reach on Anthony Vito - foul #2 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard (SG), Terry Tirrell (SF), Christopher Barnard (PF) Edwin Byars, Mark Green, Andrew Nunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PG), George Bray (PF) Jeffrey Yun, Ronald Cotta | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Adam Graham's pass is intercepted by Terry Tirrell in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Louis Moore scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Ginyard and he's fouled by Adam Graham - foul #2 on Adam Graham, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Johnson (C) Anthony Vito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun (SG) Adam Graham | |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Louis Moore makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-21 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Ginyard | 25-21 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Rogers - foul #2 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Holt (PG), Edwin Byars (SG), Michael Mills (PF) Louis Moore, Michael Ginyard, Christopher Barnard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PG), Lewis Strunk (SF), Ronald Cotta (PF) Jeffrey Yun, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers | |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Harold Holt is called for the reach on Adam Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Holt, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn (PF), Anthony Vito (C) Michael Mills, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SG) Albert Derosier | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Terry Tirrell takes the ball from Lewis Strunk | 26-25 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn lays it in set up by Terry Tirrell | 28-25 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta double dribbles | 28-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), Michael Ginyard (SG), Mark Green (SF) Harold Holt, Edwin Byars, Terry Tirrell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun (SG), Thomas Rogers (C) Brandon Hopkins, George Bray | |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Cotta - foul #3 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Laster (PG) Louis Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Bray (PF) Ronald Cotta | |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Nunn - foul #1 on Andrew Nunn, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard (PF) Andrew Nunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Laster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ginyard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Green (fresh) PF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Vito (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Adam Graham (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Yun (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Strunk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Bray (tiring) C - Thomas Rogers (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the runner from close range | 31-27 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn (PF) Christopher Barnard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SG) Jeffrey Yun | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Lewis Strunk misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lewis Strunk | 31-29 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | George Bray misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Nunn - foul #2 on Andrew Nunn, team foul #7 | 31-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Byars (SG), Terry Tirrell (SF), Christopher Barnard (PF) Michael Ginyard, Mark Green, Andrew Nunn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (PG), Jeffrey Yun (SG) Adam Graham, Brandon Hopkins | |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | George Bray makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | George Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | James Laster misses long on a floater from the left side | 31-31 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Laster | 33-31 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Terry Tirrell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Yun grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Barnard steals it from Albert Derosier in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Terry Tirrell - foul #1 on Terry Tirrell, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), Harold Holt (SF), Dale Johnson (C) James Laster, Terry Tirrell, Anthony Vito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PG) Jeffrey Yun | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Edwin Byars - foul #1 on Edwin Byars, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Mills (PF) Christopher Barnard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Albert Derosier picks off the pass by Michael Mills | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 33-33 |