| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Galen Davis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Lucio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Watt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dmitry Zebel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Richard Harrison inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Utah | David Alexander knocks in the floater near the basket | 28-23 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | James Booher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 19:13 | Utah | Richard Harrison gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:57 | Utah | Richard Harrison's layup is rejected by Galen Davis | 28-23 |
| 18:55 | Utah | Dmitry Zebel tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Galen Davis travels with the ball | 28-25 |
| 18:00 | Utah | Galen Davis steals the ball from Lucio Rizzo | 28-25 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | A charge is called on John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 17:22 | Utah | Lucio Rizzo misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 17:21 | Utah | David Alexander tips it back up and in | 28-27 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by David Alexander - foul #2 on David Alexander, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:58 | Utah | John Jones picks off the pass by David Alexander | 30-27 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Willie Johnson | 32-27 |
| 16:18 | Utah | David Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Booher | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Galen Davis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Lucio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Watt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dmitry Zebel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Utah | David Alexander misses the jumper from the baseline | 34-27 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Willie Johnson out of the doubleteam | 36-27 |
| 14:51 | Utah | David Alexander misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kyle Avilla - foul #2 on Kyle Avilla, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hansford (SG), Dwight Perreira (SF), Daniel Swim (PF) Willie Johnson, James Booher, Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | Oleg Matkowski (PG), Alexander Lyons (SG), Charles Crissman (SF), Craig Burnett (PF) Lucio Rizzo, Aaron Watt, Richard Harrison, Dmitry Zebel | |
| 14:51 | Utah | David Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:51 | Utah | David Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim tips it home | 38-29 |
| 13:56 | Utah | Alexander Lyons scores on a 3 from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira banks in the layup on a great pass from James Hansford and he's hacked by Charles Crissman - foul #1 on Charles Crissman, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), Galen Davis (PF) John Jones, Kyle Avilla | |
| Subs | Utah | Micheal Mitchell (C) David Alexander | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:29 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Dwight Perreira and he's hacked by Charles Crissman - foul #2 on Charles Crissman, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Booher (SG), John Jones (SF) James Hansford, Dwight Perreira | |
| Subs | Utah | Lucio Rizzo (PG), Richard Harrison (SF), Dmitry Zebel (PF) Oleg Matkowski, Charles Crissman, Craig Burnett | |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:52 | Utah | Richard Harrison misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim lays it in uncontested on a great pass from James Booher | 46-32 |
| 12:08 | Utah | James Booher takes the ball from Dmitry Zebel after a doubleteam | 46-32 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 11:43 | Utah | Richard Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Galen Davis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Swim (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Lucio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dmitry Zebel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Micheal Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Utah | Dmitry Zebel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-32 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Galen Davis comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 46-32 |
| 10:59 | Utah | Richard Harrison pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 10:54 | Utah | Lucio Rizzo misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 10:53 | Utah | Dmitry Zebel tips it back up and in | 46-34 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | John Jones misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 10:24 | Utah | Dmitry Zebel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 10:19 | Utah | Lucio Rizzo misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | John Jones snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line | 48-34 |
| 09:35 | Utah | Dmitry Zebel drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Alexander Lyons | 48-36 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-36 |
| 09:16 | Utah | The rebound goes to Micheal Mitchell | 48-36 |
| 08:51 | Utah | Micheal Mitchell connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Lucio Rizzo | 48-38 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | John Jones's pass is intercepted by Alexander Lyons | 48-38 |
| 08:09 | Utah | Alexander Lyons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Galen Davis grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim drills a shot from the left side set up by Willie Johnson and he's fouled by Micheal Mitchell - foul #1 on Micheal Mitchell, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Hansford (SG), Dwight Perreira (SF), Kyle Avilla (C) Willie Johnson, James Booher, Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | Oleg Matkowski (PG), Aaron Watt (SG), Charles Crissman (SF), Craig Burnett (PF), David Alexander (C) Lucio Rizzo, Alexander Lyons, Richard Harrison, Dmitry Zebel, Micheal Mitchell | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:42 | Utah | David Alexander snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Jones (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hansford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Perreira (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Daniel Swim (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Oleg Matkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Watt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Crissman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Burnett (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Utah | Daniel Swim steals it from Oleg Matkowski | 50-38 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Alexander - foul #3 on David Alexander, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Galen Davis (PF) Daniel Swim | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 06:48 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski is fouled on the floor by Kyle Avilla - foul #3 on Kyle Avilla, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| 06:37 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Galen Davis - foul #1 on Galen Davis, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| 06:37 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 06:37 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-40 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Dwight Perreira tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 06:08 | Utah | Craig Burnett pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:45 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Aaron Watt | 52-43 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | James Hansford misses short on a runner in the lane | 52-43 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla tips it home | 54-43 |
| 04:46 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 04:45 | Utah | Aaron Watt misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Galen Davis grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Johnson (PG), James Booher (SG), Daniel Swim (PF) James Hansford, Dwight Perreira, Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | Lucio Rizzo (PG), Richard Harrison (SF), Dmitry Zebel (PF) Oleg Matkowski, Charles Crissman, Craig Burnett | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kyle Avilla | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:10 | Utah | Daniel Swim denies the turnaround by Lucio Rizzo | 56-43 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 03:35 | Utah | Richard Harrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Utah | Oleg Matkowski (PG), Alexander Lyons (SG), Craig Burnett (PF), Micheal Mitchell (C) Lucio Rizzo, Aaron Watt, Dmitry Zebel, David Alexander | |
| 03:35 | Utah | Richard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:35 | Utah | Richard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Swim (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Kyle Avilla (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Oleg Matkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alexander Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Burnett (fresh) 6 reb. C - Micheal Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Craig Burnett steals the ball from Daniel Swim | 58-45 |
| 02:58 | Utah | Alexander Lyons is hacked by James Booher - foul #3 on James Booher, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Crissman (SF) Richard Harrison | |
| 02:51 | Utah | Alexander Lyons misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Booher - foul #4 on James Booher, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| 02:51 | Utah | Alexander Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:51 | Utah | Alexander Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kyle Avilla | 60-47 |
| 02:22 | Utah | Alexander Lyons clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-47 |
| 02:20 | Utah | Craig Burnett misses the tip | 60-47 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | John Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Swim | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Utah | Alexander Lyons drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Crissman | 62-50 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | John Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Booher | 65-50 |
| 01:20 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Swim grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | John Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Galen Davis (PF) Daniel Swim | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:54 | Utah | Oleg Matkowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Kyle Avilla grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Micheal Mitchell picks off the pass by Kyle Avilla | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Utah | Micheal Mitchell drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Crissman | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Johnson runs out the clock | 65-52 |