| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Edward Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Larry Thorn inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Boston College | Richard Morris is called for the reach on Edward Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 19:46 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 24-30 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett hits a runner near the basket | 26-30 |
| 19:15 | Boston College | Larry Thorn misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 26-30 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Donald Swoope is called for the reach on Richard Morris - foul #3 on Donald Swoope, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 18:27 | Boston College | Edward Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 26-30 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 17:32 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Donald Swoope | 28-32 |
| 17:11 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Edward Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:45 | Boston College | Howard Bennett is called for the reach on Larry Thorn - foul #2 on Howard Bennett, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Grams (PG), Matthew Henderson (SF), Dustin Kizewski (PF) Edward Moore, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill | |
| 16:29 | Boston College | Matthew Henderson is hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #3 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (C) Howard Bennett, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Joe Pensky (SF) Donald Swoope | |
| 16:14 | Boston College | John Grams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 16:13 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:56 | Boston College | Joe Pensky drills a jumper from the right side set up by Charles Wilkerson out of the doubleteam | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derrick Fong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Grams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Henderson (fresh) SF - Joe Pensky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Kizewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Midgette | 31-34 |
| 15:16 | Boston College | Joe Pensky clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Derrick Fong - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Allen Midgette, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Boston College | Edward Moore (PG), Donald Swoope (SG), Ken Thornhill (PF), James Abbott (C) John Grams, Matthew Henderson, Dustin Kizewski, Charles Wilkerson | |
| 15:16 | Boston College | Joe Pensky makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:16 | Boston College | Joe Pensky makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Abbott - foul #2 on James Abbott, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG) Richard Morris, Benjamin Ball | |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Thorn (SF) Joe Pensky | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:35 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-36 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 33-36 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley scores on a jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 14:03 | Boston College | Howard Bennett takes the ball from Ken Thornhill | 35-36 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the finger roll set up by Howard Bennett | 37-36 |
| 13:37 | Boston College | James Abbott loses the dribble to Jonathan Mobley | 37-36 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 13:01 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill knocks in the runner from close range set up by Edward Moore and he's fouled by Jonathan Mobley - foul #3 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Peter Bad (PF) Norman Thomas, Jeffrey Fuchs, Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson (C) James Abbott | |
| 13:01 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Richard Morris can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:39 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:19 | Boston College | Peter Bad takes the ball from Charles Wilkerson | 39-39 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass is intercepted by Edward Moore | 39-39 |
| 11:39 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Wilkerson out of a doubleteam | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Swoope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) PF - Ken Thornhill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Morris | 42-41 |
| 11:02 | Boston College | Donald Swoope misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 11:01 | Boston College | Donald Swoope tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tomas Bowman | 45-41 |
| 10:19 | Boston College | Richard Morris picks off the pass by Larry Thorn | 45-41 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:05 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:01 | Boston College | Edward Moore scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Richard Morris - foul #2 on Richard Morris, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Allen Midgette, Peter Bad, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Grams (SG), Matthew Henderson (SF), Dustin Kizewski (PF) Donald Swoope, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill | |
| 10:01 | Boston College | Edward Moore makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Matthew Henderson steals the ball from Richard Morris | 45-44 |
| 09:33 | Boston College | Matthew Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Joe Pensky (SF) Edward Moore | |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Richard Morris drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 48-44 |
| 08:54 | Boston College | John Grams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Abbott (C) Charles Wilkerson | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | John Grams is called for the reach on Richard Morris - foul #1 on John Grams, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Kizewski - foul #1 on Dustin Kizewski, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman (C) Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:01 | Boston College | John Grams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Henderson | 50-47 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | James Abbott denies the turnaround by Jonathan Mobley | 50-47 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Richard Morris tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Grams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Henderson (fresh) SF - Joe Pensky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Kizewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Boston College | Matthew Henderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Howard Bennett | 52-47 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 07:03 | Boston College | James Abbott pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:41 | Boston College | John Grams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Morris | 55-47 |
| 06:10 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski is fouled on the floor by Howard Bennett - foul #3 on Howard Bennett, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Richard Morris, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Boston College | Edward Moore (PG), Donald Swoope (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Charles Wilkerson (C) John Grams, Matthew Henderson, Joe Pensky, James Abbott | |
| 06:10 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:10 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Allen Midgette | 55-48 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is denied on a layup by Edward Moore | 55-48 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't tip it in | 55-48 |
| 05:59 | Boston College | Larry Thorn pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:35 | Boston College | Edward Moore hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dustin Kizewski | 55-51 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 57-51 |
| 05:08 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Moore | 57-53 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley's pass is intercepted by Dustin Kizewski | 57-53 |
| 04:26 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski clanks a jumper near the basket | 57-53 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Allen Midgette | 57-53 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Jeffrey Fuchs, Allen Midgette, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Ken Thornhill (PF) Dustin Kizewski | |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Morris | 59-53 |
| 03:45 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Edward Moore | 59-55 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Ball | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Edward Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 02:50 | Boston College | Donald Swoope gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 02:35 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses the lay-in | 61-55 |
| 02:33 | Boston College | Edward Moore misses the tip | 61-55 |
| 02:31 | Boston College | Larry Thorn grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 02:18 | Boston College | Donald Swoope connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Moore | 61-58 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is hacked by Edward Moore - foul #1 on Edward Moore, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:37 | Boston College | Benjamin Ball steals it from Donald Swoope | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Edward Moore steals the ball from Tomas Bowman | 64-58 |
| 01:14 | Boston College | Edward Moore lays it in | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Richard Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Donald Swoope grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:37 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ken Thornhill | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Donald Swoope is called for the reach on Howard Bennett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Swoope, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is fouled on the floor by Ken Thornhill - foul #1 on Ken Thornhill, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:33 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses long on a turnaround from close range | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Moore - foul #2 on Edward Moore, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Boston College | Donald Swoope comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman runs out the clock | 67-62 |