| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Schroeder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Conner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Graham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Dyson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Barras (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Santibanez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Waldron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Mark Graham buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Conner | 30-27 |
| 19:12 | Missouri | David Conner blocks the short jumper by Billy Santibanez | 30-27 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | William Schroeder gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Mark Graham banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Atkin | 32-27 |
| 18:04 | Missouri | Clarence Dyson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wallace Barras | 32-30 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Mark Graham connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by David Conner | 34-30 |
| 17:24 | Missouri | Clarence Dyson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-30 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Mark Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | William Schroeder can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Wallace Barras - foul #2 on Wallace Barras, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Combs (PG), Michael Sheppard (SG), Roy Grimm (SF), Robert Rabon (C) Clarence Dyson, Wallace Barras, Joshua Smith, Rodney Waldron | |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | William Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | William Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:36 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Conner - foul #3 on David Conner, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph English (PF) David Conner | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:36 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:36 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 16:10 | Missouri | Roy Grimm snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:05 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 35-32 |
| 16:04 | Missouri | Robert Rabon grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 15:46 | Missouri | Robert Rabon lays it up and in set up by Michael Sheppard and he's hacked by Mark Graham - foul #1 on Mark Graham, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Conner (PF) Joseph English | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Dyson (PG), Wallace Barras (SG) Kenneth Combs, Michael Sheppard | |
| 15:46 | Missouri | Robert Rabon misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Mark Graham gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Schroeder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Dyson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wallace Barras (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Santibanez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rabon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | David Conner clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Billy Santibanez - foul #1 on Billy Santibanez, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Rodney Waldron (C) Billy Santibanez | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | David Conner misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | David Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:17 | Missouri | Clarence Dyson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Mark Graham - foul #2 on Mark Graham, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Joshua Smith (SF) Roy Grimm | |
| 15:17 | Missouri | Clarence Dyson makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Robert Rabon steals it from David Conner | 36-37 |
| 14:35 | Missouri | Rodney Waldron hits the finger roll | 36-39 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Clarence Dyson is called for the reach on Craig Atkin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Dyson, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | David Conner hits a floater in the paint | 38-39 |
| 13:44 | Missouri | Rodney Waldron's layup is rejected by David Conner | 38-39 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | David Conner gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | William Schroeder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block | 38-39 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 12:58 | Missouri | Wallace Barras is fouled on the floor by David Conner - foul #4 on David Conner, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Renato Russo (SG), Joseph English (PF), Benny Osuna (C) William Schroeder, David Conner, Mark Graham | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Combs (PG), Michael Sheppard (SG), Roy Grimm (SF), Billy Santibanez (PF) Clarence Dyson, Wallace Barras, Joshua Smith, Robert Rabon | |
| 12:38 | Missouri | Rodney Waldron scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Sheppard | 40-41 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Joseph English pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 12:11 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Combs | 40-43 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Billy Santibanez steals it from Dikembe Akinyooye | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Renato Russo (fresh) SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph English (fresh) C - Benny Osuna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Combs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Sheppard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Santibanez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Waldron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez is hacked by Benny Osuna - foul #1 on Benny Osuna, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Span (PG), William Schroeder (SG), Brendan Lees (SF), Mark Graham (C) Craig Atkin, Renato Russo, Dikembe Akinyooye, Benny Osuna | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 11:11 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Santibanez, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Wallace Barras (SG) Michael Sheppard | |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Billy Santibanez blocks the short jumper by William Schroeder | 40-43 |
| 10:50 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Rodney Waldron | 40-43 |
| 10:46 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Combs | 40-45 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | William Schroeder works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Span | 42-45 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez misses the runner from the right block | 42-45 |
| 10:07 | Missouri | Kenneth Combs grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:53 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-45 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | William Schroeder grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Roy Grimm blocks the short jumper by William Schroeder | 42-45 |
| 09:26 | Missouri | Wallace Barras pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:07 | Missouri | Wallace Barras lays it in | 42-47 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | William Schroeder misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 42-47 |
| 08:40 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 08:35 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Wallace Barras | 42-49 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Robert Span can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Wallace Barras - foul #3 on Wallace Barras, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Renato Russo (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Benny Osuna (C) William Schroeder, Brendan Lees, Mark Graham | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Dyson (PG), Michael Sheppard (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Robert Rabon (C) Kenneth Combs, Wallace Barras, Roy Grimm, Rodney Waldron | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Robert Span misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Robert Span makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:58 | Missouri | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Benny Osuna snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Robert Span comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Robert Rabon picks off the pass by Renato Russo | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Span (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Renato Russo (fresh) SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph English (fairly fresh) C - Benny Osuna (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Dyson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Sheppard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Santibanez (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Rabon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Missouri | Joshua Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Dikembe Akinyooye | 43-49 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Renato Russo gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Benny Osuna is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Benny Osuna, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Atkin (PG), David Conner (PF) Robert Span, Joseph English | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 06:46 | Missouri | The short jumper by Joshua Smith is denied by Benny Osuna | 43-49 |
| 06:44 | Missouri | Robert Rabon grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez connects on the jumper from the left side | 43-51 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Benny Osuna loses the dribble to Clarence Dyson | 43-51 |
| 05:46 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Clarence Dyson | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Schroeder (SG), Mark Graham (C) Renato Russo, Benny Osuna | |
| Subs | Missouri | Wallace Barras (SG), Roy Grimm (SF) Michael Sheppard, Billy Santibanez | |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | William Schroeder scores on a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Wallace Barras - foul #4 on Wallace Barras, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | William Schroeder makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:05 | Missouri | Clarence Dyson drills a 3 from straight away set up by Joshua Smith | 46-56 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | David Conner hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Akinyooye | 48-56 |
| 04:35 | Missouri | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Smith is blocked by David Conner | 48-56 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Mark Graham grabs the board | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Clarence Dyson - foul #2 on Clarence Dyson, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Rodney Waldron (C) Joshua Smith | |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Robert Rabon lays it up and in and he's hacked by David Conner - foul #5 on David Conner, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph English (PF) David Conner | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Robert Rabon misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Mark Graham pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin is hacked by Clarence Dyson - foul #3 on Clarence Dyson, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Billy Santibanez (PF) Robert Rabon | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:44 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 03:42 | Missouri | Craig Atkin steps in front of the Clarence Dyson pass in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Mark Graham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | William Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Atkin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Schroeder (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph English (fresh) C - Mark Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clarence Dyson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wallace Barras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Santibanez (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rodney Waldron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Mark Graham can't connect on a jumper from close range | 51-58 |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Rodney Waldron snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-58 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | William Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Joseph English's fadeaway is rejected by Rodney Waldron | 51-58 |
| 02:32 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:11 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Clarence Dyson and the foul's on Joseph English - foul #2 on Joseph English, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Combs (PG), Michael Sheppard (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Robert Rabon (C) Clarence Dyson, Wallace Barras, Roy Grimm, Rodney Waldron | |
| 02:11 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:11 | Missouri | Robert Rabon gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:11 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:50 | Missouri | Kenneth Combs misses long on a floater in the lane | 51-60 |
| 01:48 | Missouri | Kenneth Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 01:27 | Missouri | A charge is called on Michael Sheppard - foul #1 on Michael Sheppard, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Dyson (PG), Wallace Barras (SG), Rodney Waldron (C) Kenneth Combs, Michael Sheppard, Robert Rabon | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Craig Atkin misses the lay-in | 51-60 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | William Schroeder hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Atkin - foul #3 on Craig Atkin, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| 00:55 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:55 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | William Schroeder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 00:46 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Joshua Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Atkin - foul #4 on Craig Atkin, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Combs (PG) Clarence Dyson | |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | William Schroeder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the paint | 53-64 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the follow up shot | 55-64 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | William Schroeder is called for the reach on Wallace Barras in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Schroeder, team foul #11 | 55-64 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Wallace Barras misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Wallace Barras misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Mark Graham pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akinyooye is whistled for a carry | 55-64 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | William Schroeder is called for the reach on Billy Santibanez in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Schroeder, team foul #12 | 55-64 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Billy Santibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Joseph English's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Sheppard (SG), Roy Grimm (SF), Robert Rabon (C) Wallace Barras, Joshua Smith, Rodney Waldron | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Kenneth Combs runs out the clock | 55-66 |