| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Grudzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-37 |
| 19:45 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 19:20 | Utah | Gerald Smith comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 19:20 | Utah | Gerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:20 | Utah | Gerald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Robert Ewing is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball - foul #1 on Robert Ewing, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Gerald Smith swats the dunk try by Jonathan Mobley | 25-37 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley hits the follow up shot | 25-39 |
| 18:38 | Utah | Robert Ewing drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 18:22 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:17 | Utah | Norman Eddington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-39 |
| 18:16 | Utah | Norman Eddington can't tip it in | 28-39 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Howard Bennett | 28-41 |
| 17:48 | Utah | Robert Ewing misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley lays it up and in set up by Benjamin Ball | 28-43 |
| 17:16 | Utah | Robert Ewing misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-43 |
| 17:14 | Utah | Robert Ewing grabs the offensive board | 28-43 |
| 17:07 | Utah | Norman Eddington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Morris - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG) Robert Ewing | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 17:07 | Utah | Norman Eddington makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:07 | Utah | Norman Eddington misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 29-43 |
| 16:35 | Utah | Jared Walker pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 16:31 | Utah | Norman Eddington misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-43 |
| 16:30 | Utah | Michael Propes tips it home | 31-43 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Propes - foul #1 on Michael Propes, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Christopher Murrill (SG), Nathan Vallecillo (SF) Norman Eddington, Jared Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Morris, Lloyd Remley | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:10 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 15:54 | Utah | Michael Propes knocks in the floater from the left side | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Michael Propes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Murrill (fresh) SF - Nathan Vallecillo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip Grudzinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses badly on a floater near the basket | 33-44 |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman snags the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 15:19 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:06 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Propes | 35-44 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is fouled on the floor by Christopher Murrill - foul #2 on Christopher Murrill, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Jared Walker (PG), Robert Ewing (SG) Michael Propes, Christopher Murrill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Peter Bad | |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley blows the dunk but the foul's on Gerald Smith - foul #1 on Gerald Smith, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:31 | Utah | Nathan Vallecillo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Richard Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 14:18 | Utah | Nathan Vallecillo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:02 | Utah | Nathan Vallecillo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Ewing | 38-45 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Jared Walker takes the ball from Jonathan Mobley | 38-45 |
| 13:20 | Utah | Robert Ewing clanks a runner in the paint | 38-45 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Morris | 38-48 |
| 12:41 | Utah | Nathan Vallecillo makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Walker | 41-48 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett blows the layup but he's fouled by Nathan Vallecillo - foul #2 on Nathan Vallecillo, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Wade Burns (PF), Thomas Werth (C) Jared Walker, Nathan Vallecillo, Phillip Grudzinski, Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:59 | Utah | Robert Ewing clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ewing (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) PF - Wade Burns (fresh) C - Thomas Werth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Peter Bad blows the layup | 41-50 |
| 11:30 | Utah | Robert Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:28 | Utah | Norman Eddington is hacked by Richard Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Morris, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG) Robert Ewing | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Howard Bennett | |
| 11:08 | Utah | Michael Propes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-50 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 41-50 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass is intercepted by Michael Propes | 41-50 |
| 10:29 | Utah | Norman Eddington comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-50 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 41-50 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | Utah | Wade Burns gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:55 | Utah | Lloyd Remley swats the shot by Wade Burns | 41-50 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | The jumper by Benjamin Ball is denied by Wade Burns | 41-50 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball tips it home | 41-52 |
| 09:27 | Utah | Norman Eddington comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 09:04 | Utah | Thomas Werth pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:57 | Utah | Thomas Werth is denied on a layup by Lloyd Remley | 41-52 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 08:27 | Utah | Norman Eddington snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 08:10 | Utah | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Michael Propes steals it from Allen Midgette | 41-52 |
| 07:57 | Utah | Norman Eddington misses the easy layup | 41-52 |
| 07:56 | Utah | Thomas Werth can't tip it in | 41-52 |
| 07:54 | Utah | Michael Propes grabs the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Propes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Wade Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Werth (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Utah | Daniel Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left side | 43-52 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Peter Bad | 43-54 |
| 07:14 | Utah | Daniel Johnson can't finish the layup | 43-54 |
| 07:12 | Utah | Daniel Johnson hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Richard Morris loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Jared Walker (PG), Robert Ewing (SG), Nathan Vallecillo (SF), Phillip Grudzinski (PF), Gerald Smith (C) Norman Eddington, Michael Propes, Daniel Johnson, Wade Burns, Thomas Werth | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Morris, Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 06:49 | Utah | Nathan Vallecillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Bennett - foul #2 on Howard Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| 06:49 | Utah | Nathan Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:49 | Utah | Nathan Vallecillo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:49 | Utah | Nathan Vallecillo makes the 3rd free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 06:25 | Utah | The rebound goes to Nathan Vallecillo | 47-54 |
| 06:08 | Utah | Jonathan Mobley blocks the jumper by Gerald Smith | 47-54 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Gerald Smith swats the shot by Jonathan Mobley | 47-54 |
| 06:01 | Utah | Jared Walker grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 05:40 | Utah | Robert Ewing knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman can't finish the layup | 50-54 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG) Norman Thomas, Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| 04:46 | Utah | Jonathan Mobley swats the layup by Robert Ewing | 50-54 |
| 04:44 | Utah | Robert Ewing gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:33 | Utah | Gerald Smith lays it up and in | 52-54 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley hits the finger roll set up by Richard Morris | 52-56 |
| 04:05 | Utah | Jared Walker buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Ewing | 55-56 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Gerald Smith is called for the reach on Tomas Bowman - foul #2 on Gerald Smith, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG), Michael Propes (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Wade Burns (PF) Jared Walker, Robert Ewing, Nathan Vallecillo, Phillip Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Propes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wade Burns (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 03:40 | Utah | Norman Eddington gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:22 | Utah | Norman Eddington scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Propes | 57-56 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lloyd Remley | 57-59 |
| 02:59 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Ewing (SG), Jared Walker (SF), Phillip Grudzinski (PF) Michael Propes, Daniel Johnson, Wade Burns | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Allen Midgette, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 02:48 | Utah | Robert Ewing double dribbles | 57-59 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Jared Walker - foul #2 on Jared Walker, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:13 | Utah | Norman Eddington misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-61 |
| 02:12 | Utah | Gerald Smith tips it in | 59-61 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball can't finish the layup | 59-61 |
| 01:47 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 01:41 | Utah | Jared Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-61 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 59-61 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Richard Morris drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Mobley | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Utah | Robert Ewing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ewing - foul #2 on Robert Ewing, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:41 | Utah | Gerald Smith snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Utah | Richard Morris is called for the reach on Norman Eddington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Morris, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| 00:35 | Utah | Jared Walker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-64 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Robert Ewing is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ewing, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:32 | Utah | Gerald Smith pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | Utah | Jared Walker hits a 3 from straight away set up by Norman Eddington | 62-64 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Norman Eddington is called for the reach on Richard Morris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Eddington, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:25 | Utah | Jared Walker gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Utah | Robert Ewing can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 00:09 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Grudzinski | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | Utah | Jared Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley runs out the clock | 62-65 |