| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Micah Rothmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Embrey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugo Griffith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Unger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey inbounds the ball | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-60 |
| 19:38 | Wake Forest | William Lee is hacked by Jerry Flannery - foul #2 on Jerry Flannery, team foul #1 | 42-60 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Jerry Flannery picks off the pass by William Lee | 42-60 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Joshua King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 19:07 | Wake Forest | Benny Unger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | William Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Todd Free (PF), John Graney (C) Micah Rothmiller, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams (PG), Stacey Bowe (SG), Lewis Wert (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), Robert Lewis (C) William Lee, Hugo Griffith, Douglas Banks, William Dennis, Benny Unger | |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Todd Free hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-60 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Todd Free tips it in | 44-60 |
| 18:34 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Stacey Bowe | 44-62 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua King (PF) Jesse Embrey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley (SG) Stacey Bowe | |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | Jerry Rogers takes the ball from Daniel Buckley | 44-62 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Joshua King's pass is intercepted by Robert Lewis | 44-62 |
| 17:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-62 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | John Graney gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #1 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Jerry Flannery (C) Jerry Rogers, Todd Free, John Graney | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Lee (PG), Hugo Griffith (SG), Douglas Banks (SF), William Dennis (PF), Benny Unger (C) Ronald Williams, Daniel Buckley, Lewis Wert, Matthew Jones, Robert Lewis | |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Benny Unger | 47-62 |
| 16:42 | Wake Forest | William Lee is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | William Dennis grabs the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-62 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Joshua King snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 47-62 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Joshua King grabs the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | William Dennis is called for the reach on Micah Rothmiller - foul #2 on William Dennis, team foul #2 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Todd Free (PF) Paul Daniel, Joshua King | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stacey Bowe (SG) Hugo Griffith | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Douglas Banks is called for the reach on Jesse Embrey - foul #2 on Douglas Banks, team foul #3 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Keith Simpson (PF) Micah Rothmiller, Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley (SF), Matthew Jones (C) Douglas Banks, Benny Unger | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jeffries (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Free (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Flannery (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Lee (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacey Bowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Buckley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries hits the finger roll | 49-62 |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley loses the dribble to Freddy Dickenson | 49-62 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson hits the finger roll | 51-62 |
| 14:53 | Wake Forest | William Lee is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-62 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | William Dennis gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 14:25 | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Lee | 51-64 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery scores on a shot from the free throw line | 53-64 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | William Dennis banks in the layup on a great pass from William Lee | 53-66 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson is called for traveling | 53-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), John Graney (C) Freddy Dickenson, Todd Free, Keith Simpson, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams (PG), Hugo Griffith (SG), Douglas Banks (SF), Lewis Wert (PF), Benny Unger (C) William Lee, Stacey Bowe, Daniel Buckley, William Dennis, Matthew Jones | |
| 13:28 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams is called for 10 seconds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Lewis (C) Benny Unger | |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Hugo Griffith - foul #2 on Hugo Griffith, team foul #4 | 53-66 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Banks | 55-69 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Russell Jeffries | 58-69 |
| 12:18 | Wake Forest | Russell Jeffries steps in front of the Ronald Williams pass | 58-69 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Lewis Wert steals it from Jesse Embrey in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 11:56 | Wake Forest | Douglas Banks can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 58-69 |
| 11:55 | Wake Forest | Douglas Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 11:35 | Wake Forest | Joshua King is called for the reach on Hugo Griffith - foul #3 on Joshua King, team foul #2 | 58-69 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Freddy Dickenson (SG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Todd Free (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Russell Jeffries, Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Joshua King, John Graney | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Lee (PG), William Dennis (PF), Benny Unger (C) Ronald Williams, Lewis Wert, Robert Lewis | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micah Rothmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Free (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Lee (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hugo Griffith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Dennis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Unger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Wake Forest | Benny Unger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Dennis | 58-72 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Daniel | 61-72 |
| 10:51 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-72 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Douglas Banks grabs the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Todd Free misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery grabs the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Hugo Griffith - foul #3 on Hugo Griffith, team foul #5 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams (PG), Lewis Wert (SF), Matthew Jones (C) William Lee, Douglas Banks, Benny Unger | |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | Lewis Wert knocks in the shot in the paint | 63-74 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG) Freddy Dickenson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Lewis (C) William Dennis | |
| 09:27 | Wake Forest | Lewis Wert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-74 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | John Graney pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Wert - foul #2 on Lewis Wert, team foul #6 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua King (PF) John Graney | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stacey Bowe (SG), Daniel Buckley (SF) Hugo Griffith, Lewis Wert | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua King | 65-74 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Jeffries - foul #4 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #3 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), John Graney (C) Russell Jeffries, Jesse Embrey, Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith (SG), Douglas Banks (SF), William Dennis (PF), Benny Unger (C) Stacey Bowe, Daniel Buckley, Matthew Jones, Robert Lewis | |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Williams - foul #2 on Ronald Williams, team foul #7 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Lee (PG) Ronald Williams | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 08:21 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | John Graney gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 08:12 | Wake Forest | William Lee grabs the board | 67-76 |
| 08:12 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Todd Free (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Jerry Rogers, Joshua King, John Graney | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley (PF) William Dennis | |
| 07:55 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 67-76 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Douglas Banks is called for the reach on Micah Rothmiller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Banks, team foul #8 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lewis Wert (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Douglas Banks, Benny Unger | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | Matthew Jones is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Buckley | 69-78 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Freddy Dickenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micah Rothmiller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Free (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Flannery (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Lee (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hugo Griffith (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lewis Wert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Todd Free misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 07:24 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Matthew Jones | 69-78 |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | William Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-78 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel grabs the board | 69-78 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel is fouled on the floor by Matthew Jones - foul #2 on Matthew Jones, team foul #9 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), Keith Simpson (C) Micah Rothmiller, Todd Free, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams (PG), Stacey Bowe (SG), Douglas Banks (SF), William Dennis (PF), Robert Lewis (C) William Lee, Hugo Griffith, Daniel Buckley, Lewis Wert, Matthew Jones | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 07:14 | Wake Forest | William Dennis pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Freddy Dickenson is called for the reach on Ronald Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Freddy Dickenson, team foul #4 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG) Paul Daniel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | William Dennis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-78 |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | Douglas Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 06:50 | Wake Forest | Douglas Banks comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 69-78 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), John Graney (C) Freddy Dickenson, Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Benny Unger (C) Robert Lewis | |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-80 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries is hacked by Benny Unger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny Unger, team foul #10 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Free (PF) Joshua King | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Lee (PG), Hugo Griffith (SG), Lewis Wert (SF) Ronald Williams, Stacey Bowe, Douglas Banks | |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 06:00 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-80 |
| 05:59 | Wake Forest | Lewis Wert tips it in | 71-82 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | William Dennis steps in front of the Jesse Embrey pass | 71-82 |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | William Dennis misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Embrey - foul #1 on Jesse Embrey, team foul #5 | 71-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Jerry Flannery (C) Russell Jeffries, Jesse Embrey, John Graney | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Jones (C) Benny Unger | |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | William Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | William Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery connects on the open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Micah Rothmiller | 73-83 |
| 05:12 | Wake Forest | Lewis Wert is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-83 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SG), Keith Simpson (PF) Jerry Rogers, Todd Free | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams (PG), Stacey Bowe (SG), Douglas Banks (SF), Daniel Buckley (PF), Robert Lewis (C) William Lee, Hugo Griffith, Lewis Wert, William Dennis, Matthew Jones | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller is whistled for a carry | 73-83 |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Robert Lewis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-83 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-83 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson tips it back up and in | 75-83 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley buries a shot in the lane | 75-85 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Robert Lewis steps in front of the Paul Daniel pass | 75-85 |
| 04:01 | Wake Forest | Robert Lewis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries (PG), Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Joshua King (PF), John Graney (C) Paul Daniel, Freddy Dickenson, Micah Rothmiller, Keith Simpson, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Lee (PG), Hugo Griffith (SG), Lewis Wert (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Ronald Williams, Stacey Bowe, Daniel Buckley, Robert Lewis | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Russell Jeffries can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-85 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | Hugo Griffith gets the rebound | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Russell Jeffries is called for the reach on William Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Jeffries, team foul #6 | 75-85 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-85 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (PG) Russell Jeffries | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Dennis (PF) Douglas Banks | |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | William Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Jones | 75-88 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Freddy Dickenson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Rogers (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Embrey (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua King (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Graney (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Lee (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hugo Griffith (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Wert (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Dennis (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | John Graney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-88 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Todd Free (PF) Jerry Rogers, Joshua King | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Banks (SF) Lewis Wert | |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | William Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-88 |
| 02:57 | Wake Forest | Matthew Jones snags the offensive board | 75-88 |
| 02:43 | Wake Forest | William Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-88 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Freddy Dickenson | 75-88 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Hugo Griffith picks off the pass by Jesse Embrey in the backcourt | 75-88 |
| 02:37 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-88 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Micah Rothmiller (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jerry Flannery (C) Freddy Dickenson, Jesse Embrey, Todd Free, John Graney | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams (PG), Daniel Buckley (PF), Benny Unger (C) William Lee, William Dennis, Matthew Jones | |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Douglas Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 75-88 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Jerry Flannery pulls down the rebound | 75-88 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-88 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams misses the jumper from the left side | 78-88 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Joshua King grabs the board | 78-88 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel is hacked by Ronald Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Williams, team foul #11 | 78-88 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Freddy Dickenson (SG), Todd Free (SF), Keith Simpson (PF), John Graney (C) Jerry Rogers, Micah Rothmiller, Joshua King, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stacey Bowe (SG), Lewis Wert (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Hugo Griffith, Douglas Banks, Daniel Buckley, Benny Unger | |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Paul Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | Matthew Jones hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Ronald Williams | 80-90 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Matthew Jones - foul #3 on Matthew Jones, team foul #12 | 82-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Rogers (SG), Jesse Embrey (SF), Jerry Flannery (C) Paul Daniel, Todd Free, John Graney | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Lee (PG), Hugo Griffith (SG), Douglas Banks (SF), William Dennis (PF), Benny Unger (C) Ronald Williams, Stacey Bowe, Lewis Wert, Matthew Jones, Robert Lewis | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Keith Simpson makes the free throw | 83-90 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | William Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Freddy Dickenson - foul #5 on Freddy Dickenson, team foul #7 | 83-90 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller (PG), Joshua King (PF) Freddy Dickenson, Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley (PF), Matthew Jones (C) William Dennis, Benny Unger | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-90 |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | William Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-92 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Jesse Embrey snags the offensive board | 83-92 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Micah Rothmiller misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-92 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Daniel Buckley | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Jerry Rogers is called for the reach on Daniel Buckley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Rogers, team foul #8 | 83-92 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Daniel Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 83-94 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Joshua King comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Hugo Griffith - foul #4 on Hugo Griffith, team foul #13 | 83-94 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Daniel (PG), Todd Free (SF), John Graney (C) Jerry Rogers, Jesse Embrey, Jerry Flannery | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams (PG), Stacey Bowe (SG), Lewis Wert (SF), Robert Lewis (C) William Lee, Hugo Griffith, Douglas Banks, Daniel Buckley | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Joshua King misses the 1st free throw | 83-94 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Joshua King misses the 2nd free throw | 83-94 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Matthew Jones gets the rebound | 83-94 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams is hacked by John Graney - foul #2 on John Graney, team foul #9 | 83-94 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Simpson (PF) Joshua King | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 83-95 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 83-96 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Todd Free scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Daniel | 86-96 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Ronald Williams runs out the clock | 86-96 |