| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Barth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert McDermott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 19:24 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-27 |
| 19:23 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:15 | Miami (FL) | David Barth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 19:13 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Walker | 27-27 |
| 18:57 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott clanks a jump hook near the basket | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Leon Collins scores on a 3 from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 18:14 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:14 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:14 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Bradley Walker - foul #2 on Bradley Walker, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:36 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker is called for traveling | 28-33 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is denied on a dunk by Albert McDermott | 28-33 |
| 17:18 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:00 | Miami (FL) | David Barth can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 28-33 |
| 16:52 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Albert McDermott | 28-33 |
| 16:46 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Alberto Gonzales | 30-33 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Greening | 30-36 |
| 16:05 | Miami (FL) | David Barth is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (PG), George Sweet (SG), David Lee (SF), Alvin Downs (PF), James Rogers (C) Alberto Gonzales, David Barth, Timothy Smith, Albert McDermott, Bradley Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (PF), Oliver Hamlin (C) Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 15:47 | Miami (FL) | George Sweet is whistled for a carry | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Danny Hamrick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alvin Downs (fresh) C - James Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Leon Collins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-36 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Eric Greening tips it in | 30-38 |
| 14:59 | Miami (FL) | Eric Sneed is called for the reach on David Lee - foul #1 on Eric Sneed, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Barth (SG) George Sweet | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:40 | Miami (FL) | David Barth knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:16 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:52 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 13:50 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Sneed | 33-38 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Leon Collins travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), Albert McDermott (PF), Bradley Walker (C) Danny Hamrick, David Lee, Alvin Downs, James Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Sneed, Oliver Hamlin | |
| 13:12 | Miami (FL) | Dwayne Brooks steps in front of the David Barth pass | 33-38 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 12:45 | Miami (FL) | David Barth grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 12:27 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Eric Greening snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino buries a runner from the baseline set up by Leon Collins | 33-40 |
| 11:36 | Miami (FL) | David Barth hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Albert McDermott | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Barth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert McDermott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Greening (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eric Greening | 35-43 |
| 10:52 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | George Sweet (SG), Alvin Downs (PF), James Rogers (C) David Barth, Albert McDermott, Bradley Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Eric Sneed (SF) Leon Collins, Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks | |
| 10:52 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 10:52 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is fouled on the floor by James Rogers - foul #2 on James Rogers, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (PG) Alberto Gonzales | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Oliver Hamlin and he's fouled by George Sweet - foul #1 on George Sweet, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG) Heriberto Marino | |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:20 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:05 | Miami (FL) | George Sweet misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 10:03 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 37-45 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed knocks in the floater from the baseline | 37-47 |
| 09:23 | Miami (FL) | George Sweet clanks a runner in the lane | 37-47 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hipple | 37-47 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hipple | 37-49 |
| 08:41 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Hipple steals it from Timothy Smith | 37-49 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 07:57 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Danny Hamrick - foul #1 on Danny Hamrick, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), David Barth (SG), David Lee (SF), Albert McDermott (PF), Bradley Walker (C) Danny Hamrick, George Sweet, Timothy Smith, Alvin Downs, James Rogers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Barth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert McDermott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Albert McDermott - foul #2 on Albert McDermott, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 06:46 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales's layup is rejected by Heriberto Marino | 37-54 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 06:26 | Miami (FL) | David Barth pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 06:07 | Miami (FL) | Eric Greening is called for the reach on Alberto Gonzales - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG), Eric Sneed (PF) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| 05:53 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Walker | 39-54 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the dunk attempt | 39-54 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-56 |
| 04:49 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (PG), George Sweet (SG), Alvin Downs (PF) Alberto Gonzales, David Barth, Albert McDermott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Dwayne Brooks | |
| 04:49 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 04:49 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-56 |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to David Lee | 41-56 |
| 04:25 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs hits the finger roll set up by Danny Hamrick | 43-56 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Barth (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), James Rogers (C) George Sweet, David Lee, Bradley Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Sneed | |
| 03:51 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Hipple steps in front of the Alvin Downs pass | 43-56 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | James Rogers swats the layup by Oliver Hamlin | 43-56 |
| 03:29 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Danny Hamrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Barth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Downs (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers scores on a jumper from the right block | 45-56 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't finish the layup | 45-56 |
| 02:37 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-56 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Oliver Hamlin | 45-58 |
| 01:57 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers lays it in | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Hamrick - foul #2 on Danny Hamrick, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | George Sweet (SG), David Lee (SF) David Barth, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SF) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin | |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is hacked by James Rogers - foul #3 on James Rogers, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Danny Hamrick is called for the reach on Patrick Reese in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Hamrick, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:31 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers is hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #4 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 01:31 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:31 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled in the backcourt by George Sweet - foul #2 on George Sweet, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:17 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Leon Collins - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 01:17 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:17 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Danny Hamrick is called for the reach on Leon Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Hamrick, team foul #10 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:07 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Heriberto Marino - foul #5 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #10 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Heriberto Marino | |
| 01:07 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:07 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | David Lee is called for the reach on Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:49 | Miami (FL) | David Lee grabs the board | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs is hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #2 on Patrick Reese, team foul #11 | 54-67 |
| 00:45 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:45 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-67 |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | David Lee is hacked by Dwayne Brooks - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #12 | 55-67 |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 57-67 |