| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Blair (fresh) SF - David Hackett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ryan Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | David Hackett inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno is whistled for a carry | 20-31 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ellison | 20-34 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | David Hackett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-34 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones grabs the board | 20-34 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 20-37 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno misses badly on a floater from the left side | 20-37 |
| 18:04 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Blair | 20-37 |
| 17:45 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Danny Humphrey, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-37 |
| 17:21 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno snags the defensive board | 20-37 |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | David Hackett gets the offensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 16:56 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-37 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the board | 20-37 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt's pass is intercepted by Kyle Blair in the backcourt | 20-37 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair can't finish the layup | 20-37 |
| 16:48 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno tips it back up and in | 22-37 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | David Hackett steals it from Ryan Jones | 22-37 |
| 16:21 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey jams it on a great pass from David Hackett | 24-37 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones hits the follow up shot | 24-39 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Danny Humphrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Blair (fairly fresh) SF - David Hackett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Klinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Moreno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Wake Forest | Ryan Jones denies the turnaround by Oleg Klinski | 24-39 |
| 15:37 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski tips it home | 26-39 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-39 |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | David Hackett gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 15:01 | Wake Forest | David Hackett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Everitt | 26-42 |
| 14:25 | Wake Forest | Daniel Everitt is called for the reach on Danny Humphrey - foul #1 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), James Massey (SG), Philip Mudd (SF), Marvin Patel (PF), Carl Shoffner (C) Danny Humphrey, Kyle Blair, David Hackett, Oleg Klinski, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SG), Dennis Brandon (SF) Daniel Everitt, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison | |
| 14:13 | Wake Forest | Marvin Patel is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Marvin Patel, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kerry Clark | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Holcomb | 26-44 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Marvin Patel takes the ball from Dennis Brandon | 26-44 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | Marvin Patel is hacked by Kim Richardson - foul #2 on Kim Richardson, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF) Philip Mudd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), David Duffield (C) Eric Holcomb, Ryan Jones | |
| 12:50 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Jonathan Early is blocked by Dennis Brandon | 26-44 |
| 12:49 | Wake Forest | Carl Shoffner snags the offensive board | 26-44 |
| 12:33 | Wake Forest | James Massey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kerry Clark | 26-47 |
| 11:47 | Wake Forest | David Hackett misses long on a floater from the right side | 26-47 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson snags the defensive board | 26-47 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jonathan Early (fresh) SG - James Massey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Shoffner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Clark | 26-50 |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-50 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson pulls down the rebound | 26-50 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector hits a jumper from the left side set up by Kerry Clark | 26-52 |
| 10:46 | Wake Forest | David Hackett connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Massey | 29-52 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dennis Brandon | 29-54 |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | David Hackett buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Early and the foul's on Kim Richardson - foul #3 on Kim Richardson, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG), Kyle Blair (SG), Oleg Klinski (PF), Angel Moreno (C) Jonathan Early, James Massey, Marvin Patel, Carl Shoffner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Eric Holcomb (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector, Kim Richardson, Dennis Brandon, David Duffield | |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | David Hackett makes the free throw | 32-54 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Oleg Klinski | 32-54 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones grabs the offensive board | 32-54 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie is whistled for traveling | 32-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Mudd (SF) David Hackett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:08 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Blair | 34-54 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-57 |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Carl Baillie is called for the reach on Danny Humphrey - foul #1 on Carl Baillie, team foul #4 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF) Philip Mudd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Carl Baillie | |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Angel Moreno | 37-57 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 07:40 | Wake Forest | Robert Ellison steps in front of the Angel Moreno pass | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Blair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-57 |
| 07:24 | Wake Forest | David Hackett grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 07:08 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno is denied on a dunk by Eric Holcomb | 37-57 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Holcomb | 37-59 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | David Hackett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-59 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Ryan Jones gets the rebound | 37-59 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | 3 seconds is called on Daniel Everitt | 37-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), James Massey (SG), Marvin Patel (PF), Carl Shoffner (C) Danny Humphrey, Kyle Blair, Oleg Klinski, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Kim Richardson (SF), Dennis Brandon (PF), David Duffield (C) Daniel Everitt, Robert Ellison, Eric Holcomb, Ryan Jones | |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Marvin Patel can't connect on a runner from close range | 37-59 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to David Hackett | 37-59 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Carl Shoffner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 37-59 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector hits a runner near the basket | 37-61 |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | James Massey clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-61 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the board | 37-61 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-61 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the offensive board | 37-61 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is called for traveling | 37-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG), Kyle Blair (SG), Philip Mudd (SF) Jonathan Early, James Massey, David Hackett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG) Anthony Rector | |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-61 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the defensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | David Duffield is fouled on the floor by Carl Shoffner - foul #2 on Carl Shoffner, team foul #3 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno (C) Carl Shoffner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Robert Ellison (SF) Kerry Clark, Carl Baillie | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-61 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | David Duffield pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Marvin Patel - foul #3 on Marvin Patel, team foul #4 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF), Oleg Klinski (PF) Philip Mudd, Marvin Patel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Eric Holcomb (PF), Ryan Jones (C) Kim Richardson, Dennis Brandon, David Duffield | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Blair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Wake Forest | David Hackett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-63 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 37-63 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Eric Holcomb misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-63 |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski pulls down the rebound | 37-63 |
| 02:24 | Wake Forest | Robert Ellison steals the ball from David Hackett | 37-63 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector banks in the layup set up by Robert Ellison | 37-65 |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | David Hackett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-65 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt snags the defensive board | 37-65 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is fouled on the floor by Angel Moreno - foul #3 on Angel Moreno, team foul #5 | 37-65 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Everitt | 37-67 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair's pass is intercepted by Anthony Rector | 37-67 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Everitt | 37-70 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ryan Jones - foul #3 on Ryan Jones, team foul #5 | 37-70 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 38-70 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 39-70 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is fouled on the floor by David Hackett - foul #3 on David Hackett, team foul #6 | 39-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt runs out the clock | 39-70 |