| Lineup | Houston | PG - Neal Gidley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Peralez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) PF - Michael Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist inbounds the ball | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Neal Gidley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Joe Collins grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | George Peralez knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Friedman | 55-48 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Carl Harrison can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Michael Green grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marvin Friedman and the foul's on Raymond Youngquist - foul #2 on Raymond Youngquist, team foul #1 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Benjamin Benning (SF), Kenneth Misner (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Neal Gidley, Raymond Youngquist, Arthur Krueger, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Benjamin Benning loses the dribble to Ricky Turner | 55-51 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Michael Green is alone and drills a runner from close range set up by George Peralez | 55-53 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Ricky Turner picks off the pass by John Oliver in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | George Peralez hits the finger roll set up by Ricky Turner | 55-55 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Carl Harrison loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Mack (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Philip Mason (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Carl Harrison, Benjamin Benning, Kenneth Misner, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF), Jim Maciel (C) George Peralez, Ricky Turner, Michael Green, Joe Collins | |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Daniel King is hacked by Philip Mason - foul #2 on Philip Mason, team foul #2 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG) John Oliver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Daniel King comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 55-55 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas tips it but misses | 55-55 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Gary Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist's pass is intercepted by August Cisowski in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman lays it up and in on a nice dish by August Cisowski | 55-57 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Gary Mack misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #1 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Peralez (SG) Marvin Friedman | |
| 17:30 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | George Peralez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Daniel King can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | George Peralez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Christopher Thomas picks off the pass by Gary Mack | 59-57 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't finish the layup | 59-57 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Philip Mason | 61-57 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | George Peralez misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-57 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Neal Gidley (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Mack (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Youngquist (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Mason (tiring) 2 blk. C - Terrell Whetstone (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Peralez (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel King (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Maciel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Carl Harrison (SG), Stephan Anderson (SF), Arthur Krueger (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Neal Gidley, Gary Mack, Raymond Youngquist, Philip Mason, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Ricky Turner (SF), Michael Green (PF), Joe Collins (C) Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, Daniel King, Jim Maciel | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | John Eilerman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 15:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricardo Enriquez | 61-57 |
| 15:18 | Houston | Carl Harrison misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-57 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Michael Green gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Joe Collins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ricky Turner | 61-59 |
| 14:58 | Houston | John Oliver can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Michael Green gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Arthur Krueger blocks the short jumper by Michael Green | 61-59 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | George Peralez pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Ricardo Enriquez steals it from George Peralez | 61-59 |
| 14:23 | Houston | John Eilerman steps in front of the Carl Harrison pass in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | John Eilerman slams it home | 61-61 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Arthur Krueger is open and scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ricardo Enriquez and he's fouled by George Peralez - foul #1 on George Peralez, team foul #2 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Benjamin Benning (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) John Oliver, Stephan Anderson, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), August Cisowski (SF) John Eilerman, George Peralez, Ricky Turner | |
| 14:01 | Houston | Arthur Krueger makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas loses the dribble to Carl Harrison | 64-61 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Arthur Krueger's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Collins | 64-61 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Joe Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Michael Green clanks a runner in the lane | 64-61 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Joe Collins hits the follow up shot | 64-63 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Neal Gidley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone hits the follow up shot | 66-63 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Stephan Anderson (SF), Kenneth Misner (PF) Neal Gidley, Benjamin Benning, Arthur Krueger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Ricky Turner (SF), Daniel King (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, Michael Green, Joe Collins | |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Carl Harrison is called for the reach on John Eilerman - foul #1 on Carl Harrison, team foul #3 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Mack (SG) Carl Harrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel tips it but misses | 66-63 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman tips it but misses | 66-63 |
| 12:30 | Houston | John Oliver snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Stephan Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG) Marvin Friedman | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Gary Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Ricardo Enriquez (C) John Oliver, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Joe Collins (C) Ricky Turner, Jim Maciel | |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Gary Mack pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Neal Gidley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-63 |
| 11:35 | Houston | Neal Gidley grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Neal Gidley (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Mack (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Misner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Thomas (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - August Cisowski (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel King (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Collins (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez hits a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Joe Collins - foul #3 on Joe Collins, team foul #3 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Carl Harrison (SG), Benjamin Benning (SF), Arthur Krueger (PF) Neal Gidley, Gary Mack, Stephan Anderson, Kenneth Misner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), George Peralez (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Michael Green (PF), Jim Maciel (C) John Eilerman, Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, Daniel King, Joe Collins | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez misses the free throw | 68-63 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Green | 68-63 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Ricardo Enriquez denies the turnaround by Jim Maciel | 68-63 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Benjamin Benning is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Benjamin Benning, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Benjamin Benning, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Michael Green drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Friedman | 68-65 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Arthur Krueger scores on a shot in the paint set up by Carl Harrison | 70-65 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG) John Oliver | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Collins (C) Jim Maciel | |
| 10:19 | Houston | Neal Gidley is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Harrison | 73-65 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | George Peralez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-65 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Benning (SG), Stephan Anderson (SF), Kenneth Misner (PF) Carl Harrison, Raymond Youngquist, Arthur Krueger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF) Marvin Friedman, George Peralez, Ricky Turner, Michael Green | |
| 09:59 | Houston | Neal Gidley blows the layup | 73-65 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | August Cisowski snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | John Eilerman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Thomas | 73-68 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Neal Gidley's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel King | 73-68 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | John Eilerman pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Joe Collins is denied by Terrell Whetstone | 73-68 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Neal Gidley grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone is hacked by Joe Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Collins, team foul #4 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Philip Mason (PF) Neal Gidley, Benjamin Benning, Stephan Anderson, Kenneth Misner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), George Peralez (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Michael Green (PF), Jim Maciel (C) John Eilerman, Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, Daniel King, Joe Collins | |
| 08:57 | Houston | John Oliver buries a shot from the free throw line | 75-68 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | George Peralez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Terrell Whetstone - foul #2 on Terrell Whetstone, team foul #5 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (SG), Stephan Anderson (SF), Arthur Krueger (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Gary Mack, Raymond Youngquist, Philip Mason, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF) Ricky Turner | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Carl Harrison travels with the ball | 75-68 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman loses the dribble to John Oliver in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| 08:27 | Houston | John Oliver misses the easy layup | 75-68 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jim Maciel | 75-68 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG) Marvin Friedman | |
| 08:04 | Houston | Carl Harrison scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Oliver and he's fouled by Michael Green - foul #2 on Michael Green, team foul #5 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Benjamin Benning (SF) John Oliver, Stephan Anderson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Daniel King (PF) George Peralez, August Cisowski, Michael Green | |
| 08:04 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the free throw | 78-68 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner loses the dribble to Neal Gidley | 78-68 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Arthur Krueger connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Benjamin Benning and the foul's on Daniel King - foul #2 on Daniel King, team foul #6 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, Carl Harrison, Benjamin Benning, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), George Peralez (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Michael Green (PF), Joe Collins (C) John Eilerman, Christopher Thomas, Ricky Turner, Daniel King, Jim Maciel | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Arthur Krueger misses the free throw | 80-68 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Michael Green pulls down the rebound | 80-68 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Oliver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Mack (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Youngquist (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Krueger (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Peralez (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Green (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Collins (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | August Cisowski's pass is intercepted by Raymond Youngquist in the backcourt | 80-68 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Gary Mack can't finish the uncontested layup | 80-68 |
| 07:17 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Terrell Whetstone | 80-68 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Arthur Krueger misses the shot from the baseline | 80-68 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone tips it but misses | 80-68 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist snags the offensive board | 80-68 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Arthur Krueger blows the wide open dunk | 80-68 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-68 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Joe Collins - foul #5 on Joe Collins, team foul #7 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Carl Harrison (SG), Stephan Anderson (SF), Philip Mason (PF) John Oliver, Gary Mack, Raymond Youngquist, Arthur Krueger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Daniel King (PF), Jim Maciel (C) George Peralez, August Cisowski, Michael Green, Joe Collins | |
| 06:22 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone misses the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Philip Mason - foul #3 on Philip Mason, team foul #6 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Misner (PF) Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG) Marvin Friedman | |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Philip Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 81-69 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Neal Gidley travels with the ball | 81-69 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-69 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Philip Mason swats the shot by Jim Maciel | 81-69 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | John Eilerman tips it home | 81-71 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Philip Mason makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephan Anderson and he's fouled by Jim Maciel - foul #3 on Jim Maciel, team foul #8 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Mack (SG), Benjamin Benning (SF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Carl Harrison, Stephan Anderson, Kenneth Misner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), George Peralez (SG), Michael Green (PF) John Eilerman, Christopher Thomas, Jim Maciel | |
| 05:27 | Houston | Philip Mason misses the free throw | 83-71 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the board | 83-71 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 83-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Misner (PF) Philip Mason | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:19 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez is alone and drills a floater from the right block set up by Benjamin Benning | 85-71 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-71 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez snags the defensive board | 85-71 |
| 04:56 | Houston | George Peralez is called for the reach on Gary Mack in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Peralez, team foul #9 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (C) Ricky Turner, Daniel King | |
| 04:56 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 87-71 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Michael Green scores on a jumper from the baseline | 87-73 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Marvin Friedman is called for the reach on John Oliver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #10 | 87-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (SG), Stephan Anderson (SF), Philip Mason (PF) Gary Mack, Benjamin Benning, Kenneth Misner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG) Marvin Friedman, George Peralez | |
| 04:42 | Houston | John Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 88-73 |
| 04:42 | Houston | John Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel snags the defensive board | 88-73 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas loses the dribble to John Oliver in the backcourt | 88-73 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Carl Harrison dunks the ball set up by John Oliver | 90-73 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 90-73 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone gets the rebound | 90-73 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Philip Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Green - foul #3 on Michael Green, team foul #11 | 90-73 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Philip Mason misses the 1st free throw | 90-73 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Philip Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 91-73 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Terrell Whetstone blocks the jumper by August Cisowski | 91-73 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | John Eilerman grabs the offensive board | 91-73 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | John Eilerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 91-73 |
| 03:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Mason | 91-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Thomas - foul #3 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #12 | 91-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Benjamin Benning (SF), Arthur Krueger (PF) John Oliver, Carl Harrison, Stephan Anderson, Philip Mason | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), George Peralez (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Daniel King (PF) John Eilerman, Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, Michael Green | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone makes the 1st free throw | 92-73 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone misses the 2nd free throw | 92-73 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Arthur Krueger grabs the offensive rebound | 92-73 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Neal Gidley misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 92-73 |
| 03:28 | Houston | Arthur Krueger pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Neal Gidley (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Mack (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Benning (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Krueger (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (tiring) 10 pts. 15 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Peralez (very tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Turner (very tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel King (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Maciel (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Benjamin Benning is fouled on the floor by Ricky Turner - foul #3 on Ricky Turner, team foul #13 | 92-73 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Stephan Anderson (SF), Kenneth Misner (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Neal Gidley, Gary Mack, Arthur Krueger, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Green (PF) Daniel King | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Benjamin Benning makes the 1st free throw | 93-73 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Benjamin Benning misses the 2nd free throw | 93-73 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Michael Green grabs the defensive rebound | 93-73 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | John Oliver is called for the reach on Marvin Friedman in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Oliver, team foul #7 | 93-73 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 93-74 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 93-75 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Benjamin Benning hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 93-75 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Kenneth Misner snags the offensive board | 93-75 |
| 02:26 | Houston | John Oliver misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 93-75 |
| 02:25 | Houston | John Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 93-75 |
| 02:17 | Houston | John Oliver scores on a 3 from the right wing | 96-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | George Peralez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 96-75 |
| 01:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricardo Enriquez | 96-75 |
| 01:51 | Houston | John Oliver knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 98-75 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | George Peralez lays it up and in | 98-77 |
| 01:21 | Houston | John Oliver misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 98-77 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Benjamin Benning gets the offensive rebound | 98-77 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Stephan Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 98-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Mack (SG) Benjamin Benning | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG) Marvin Friedman | |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | George Peralez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 98-77 |
| 00:42 | Houston | John Oliver snags the defensive board | 98-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Michael Green steals the ball from Kenneth Misner | 98-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | John Eilerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 98-77 |
| 00:00 | Houston | John Oliver runs out the clock | 98-77 |