| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bill Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Prevost (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Overton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Strobel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Heath Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hawkes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | William Sprague comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by William Sprague - foul #2 on William Sprague, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder misses the free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes is hacked by Jeffrey Reeder - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reeder, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Overton - foul #3 on Eric Overton, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker (PF) Eric Overton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Joshua Larson is called for the reach on William Sprague - foul #2 on Joshua Larson, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes hits the finger roll set up by Heath Schultz | 33-32 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Sprague - foul #3 on William Sprague, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Hinds (SG), Milton Lynn (C) Robert Hawkes, William Sprague | |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Milton Lynn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks drills a floater from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder is hacked by Joseph Strobel - foul #2 on Joseph Strobel, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Antonio Phung (SF) Ryan Prevost | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Stokes (PG), Robert Hawkes (SF) Joseph Strobel, Heath Schultz | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Robert Hawkes steals it from Bill Rogers | 34-34 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Phung | 34-34 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Whitaker | 34-34 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Overton (PF) Michael Whitaker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Sprague (C) Robert Brooks | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bill Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Reeder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Phung (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Overton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Larson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Stokes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Hinds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hawkes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Lynn (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes buries a jump hook from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Overton | 36-36 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Antonio Phung steals the ball from James Stokes | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Eric Overton gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hawkes - foul #1 on Robert Hawkes, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost (SF) Jeffrey Reeder | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Strobel (PG), Heath Schultz (SF), Robert Brooks (PF) Eugene Hinds, Robert Hawkes, Milton Lynn | |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | William Sprague misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Overton | 39-36 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Eric Overton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Stokes | 42-39 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bill Rogers, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Austin (PG), Jeffrey Reeder (SG), Robert Knight (C) Bill Rogers, Antonio Phung, Joshua Larson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Hinds (SG) James Stokes | |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Hinds | 42-41 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | William Sprague clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Knight - foul #2 on Robert Knight, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | William Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | William Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Robert Knight is denied by Heath Schultz | 42-43 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Strobel pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Reeder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Prevost (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Overton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Knight (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Strobel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Hinds (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Heath Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - William Sprague (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Joseph Strobel drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Sprague | 42-45 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Frank Austin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Knight | 45-45 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks's pass is intercepted by Frank Austin | 45-45 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Eric Overton - foul #4 on Eric Overton, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Rogers (PG), Antonio Phung (SF), Michael Whitaker (PF), Joshua Larson (C) Jeffrey Reeder, Ryan Prevost, Eric Overton, Robert Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Stokes (PG), Robert Hawkes (SF), Milton Lynn (C) Joseph Strobel, Eugene Hinds, William Sprague | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung misses badly on a shot in the paint | 47-47 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Brooks, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Sprague (C) Robert Brooks | |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 47-47 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Michael Whitaker snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Frank Austin | 49-47 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | William Sprague misses short on a jump hook from close range | 49-47 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Frank Austin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Hawkes | 49-47 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bill Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Austin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Phung (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Whitaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Larson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Stokes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heath Schultz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hawkes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Lynn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Sprague (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Larson misses the floater from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Antonio Phung grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Frank Austin connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Larson - foul #3 on Joshua Larson, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder (SG), Ryan Prevost (SF), Eric Overton (PF), Robert Knight (C) Frank Austin, Antonio Phung, Michael Whitaker, Joshua Larson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Strobel (PG), Eugene Hinds (SG), Robert Brooks (PF) James Stokes, Heath Schultz, Milton Lynn | |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Reeder steals the ball from Eugene Hinds | 53-48 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder lays it in | 55-48 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Knight | 55-48 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-48 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Strobel tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-50 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder can't tip it in | 55-50 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reeder | 57-50 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks hits the finger roll | 57-52 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost is fouled on the floor by Robert Hawkes - foul #2 on Robert Hawkes, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Austin (PG), Joshua Larson (C) Bill Rogers, Robert Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Stokes (PG), Milton Lynn (C) Robert Hawkes, William Sprague | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Frank Austin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Eugene Hinds snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | James Stokes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Frank Austin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Eugene Hinds snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | James Stokes grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Frank Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Reeder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Prevost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Overton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Larson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Stokes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Hinds (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Strobel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 7 reb. C - Milton Lynn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Strobel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Strobel misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Frank Austin | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Antonio Phung (SF) Ryan Prevost | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Heath Schultz (SG), Robert Hawkes (SF), William Sprague (C) Eugene Hinds, Joseph Strobel, Milton Lynn | |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Robert Hawkes is whistled for a carry | 57-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Rogers (PG), Ryan Prevost (SF) Frank Austin, Antonio Phung | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Strobel (PG) James Stokes | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Prevost | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost is hacked by Robert Hawkes - foul #3 on Robert Hawkes, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | William Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Robert Brooks blows the dunk | 60-52 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Ryan Prevost pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Reeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Heath Schultz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Strobel - foul #3 on Joseph Strobel, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Austin (SG), Antonio Phung (SF), Michael Whitaker (PF) Jeffrey Reeder, Ryan Prevost, Eric Overton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Frank Austin takes the ball from William Sprague | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Bill Rogers runs out the clock | 62-52 |