| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Francis Paul (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Villacorta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Plewinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antoine Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricardo Lorenz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jacob Roberts inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Eric Villacorta is called for the reach on Ricardo Lorenz - foul #1 on Eric Villacorta, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Joel Freeman is fouled on the floor by Frederick Davis - foul #1 on Frederick Davis, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Raymond Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Frederick Davis, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Clint Williamson steals the ball from Francis Paul in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Joel Freeman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clint Williamson | 32-35 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean lays it up and in | 34-35 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Joel Freeman is fouled on the floor by Richard Plewinski - foul #1 on Richard Plewinski, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Francis Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Francis Paul misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski misses the dunk attempt | 34-35 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Raymond Cox is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Cox, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Rogers (SG), Greg Taylor (SF) Frederick Davis, Eric Villacorta | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Oberski (PF) Raymond Cox | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Francis Paul | 38-35 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Francis Paul hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Antoine Dean steals the ball from Ricardo Lorenz | 40-37 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Francis Paul misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski tips it home | 42-37 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Antoine Dean swats the short shot by Ricardo Lorenz | 42-37 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Antoine Dean | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Francis Paul (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Plewinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antoine Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Freeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jacob Roberts (tiring) PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricardo Lorenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean clanks a jump hook in the paint | 42-37 |
| 15:38 | Houston | Jacob Roberts pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz's fadeaway is rejected by Antoine Dean | 42-37 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor loses the dribble to Clint Williamson | 42-37 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Freeman | 42-39 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Joel Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Richard Plewinski swats the short shot by Joel Freeman | 42-39 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers is hacked by Joel Freeman - foul #1 on Joel Freeman, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Frederick Davis (SG), Eric Villacorta (SF), Kenneth Duncan (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Francis Paul, Paul Rogers, Greg Taylor, Richard Plewinski, Antoine Dean | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Fidel Pena (SF), Raymond Cox (PF) Joel Freeman, Jacob Roberts, Charles Oberski | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roby misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 13:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Cox | 42-39 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ricardo Lorenz, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Estrada (C) Ricardo Lorenz | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan can't finish the layup | 42-39 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Willie Roby hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Villacorta | 45-39 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Raymond Cox can't throw it down | 45-39 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Kevin Knight snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Julio Estrada makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Roby | 48-41 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Willie Roby scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Villacorta | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Roby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Villacorta (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Knight (fresh) SF - Fidel Pena (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Julio Estrada clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-41 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Raymond Cox tips it in | 51-43 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Willie Roby | 53-43 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Raymond Cox is fouled on the floor by Robert Toscano - foul #2 on Robert Toscano, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Paul (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Greg Taylor (SF), Richard Plewinski (PF), Antoine Dean (C) Willie Roby, Frederick Davis, Eric Villacorta, Kenneth Duncan, Robert Toscano | |
| Subs | Houston | Joel Freeman (SG), Charles Oberski (PF), Ricardo Lorenz (C) Kevin Knight, Raymond Cox, Julio Estrada | |
| 10:23 | Houston | Joel Freeman misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Rogers - foul #2 on Paul Rogers, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor connects on the floater in the lane | 55-45 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Joel Freeman hits a jumper from the left side | 55-47 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Taylor | 58-47 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Clint Williamson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Francis Paul buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Greg Taylor | 60-47 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Fidel Pena is hacked by Greg Taylor - foul #1 on Greg Taylor, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta (SF) Greg Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:53 | Houston | Fidel Pena makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Fidel Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Francis Paul - foul #1 on Francis Paul, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Davis (SG), Kenneth Duncan (PF) Paul Rogers, Richard Plewinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Cox (PF) Charles Oberski | |
| 08:02 | Houston | Kenneth Duncan denies the turnaround by Joel Freeman | 60-49 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Paul | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Francis Paul (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Villacorta (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Antoine Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fidel Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricardo Lorenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Francis Paul pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta is hacked by Fidel Pena - foul #4 on Fidel Pena, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Greg Taylor (SF), Richard Plewinski (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Francis Paul, Frederick Davis, Eric Villacorta, Kenneth Duncan, Antoine Dean | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Jacob Roberts (SF), Charles Oberski (PF), Julio Estrada (C) Clint Williamson, Joel Freeman, Raymond Cox, Ricardo Lorenz | |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Willie Roby misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 06:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Julio Estrada | 62-49 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Fidel Pena travels with the ball | 62-49 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Willie Roby misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Jacob Roberts gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Willie Roby takes the ball from Kevin Knight | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers knocks in the shot from close range set up by Willie Roby | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:21 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-49 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Toscano | 64-49 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 64-49 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Julio Estrada grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Fidel Pena drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-52 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Paul (PG), Frederick Davis (SG), Eric Villacorta (SF), Kenneth Duncan (PF) Willie Roby, Paul Rogers, Greg Taylor, Richard Plewinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Clint Williamson (PG), Joel Freeman (SG), Raymond Cox (PF), Ricardo Lorenz (C) Fidel Pena, Kevin Knight, Charles Oberski, Julio Estrada | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Frederick Davis - foul #3 on Frederick Davis, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Antoine Dean (C) Robert Toscano | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Jacob Roberts snags the offensive board | 64-53 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Joel Freeman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joel Freeman, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Francis Paul knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frederick Davis | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Raymond Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 03:38 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Ricardo Lorenz | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Francis Paul (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Villacorta (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Antoine Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricardo Lorenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Clint Williamson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Cox - foul #2 on Raymond Cox, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Robert Toscano (C) Francis Paul, Frederick Davis, Antoine Dean | |
| Subs | Houston | Fidel Pena (PG), Kevin Knight (SG), Charles Oberski (PF), Julio Estrada (C) Clint Williamson, Joel Freeman, Raymond Cox, Ricardo Lorenz | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Julio Estrada loses the dribble to Kenneth Duncan | 69-53 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Julio Estrada blocks the short jumper by Willie Roby | 69-53 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano tips it home | 71-53 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Fidel Pena buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-55 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Fidel Pena is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Duncan - foul #1 on Kenneth Duncan, team foul #10 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Greg Taylor (SF) Eric Villacorta | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:17 | Houston | Fidel Pena makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Roby | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Paul Rogers is called for the reach on Kevin Knight - foul #3 on Paul Rogers, team foul #11 | 77-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Confer (SG) Fidel Pena | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Kevin Knight makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Kevin Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan lays it up and in set up by Paul Rogers | 79-58 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Julio Estrada clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Paul Rogers - foul #4 on Paul Rogers, team foul #12 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | Clint Williamson (PG) Anthony Confer | |
| 00:18 | Houston | Julio Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Julio Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roby runs out the clock | 79-60 |