| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Norris Hall inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Temple | Donald Daniels hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 23-24 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 19:00 | Temple | Justin Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:00 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:00 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Donald Daniels pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Justin Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Wayne Carlson tips it in | 27-26 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Donald Daniels - foul #1 on Donald Daniels, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Leon Collins buries a jumper from the left side | 27-28 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Donald Daniels comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Leon Collins snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dwayne Brooks | 27-30 |
| 16:38 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Donald Daniels | 29-30 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-30 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 15:58 | Temple | Wayne Carlson snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Temple | Robert Baughman's pass is intercepted by Eric Greening | 29-30 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Eric Greening hits the finger roll | 29-32 |
| 15:13 | Temple | Robert Baughman jams it | 31-32 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a runner from close range | 31-32 |
| 14:50 | Temple | Donald Daniels gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Donald Daniels is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Brooks - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams, Norris Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (PF), Oliver Hamlin (C) Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 14:03 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 14:01 | Temple | Donald Daniels hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Leon Collins travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| 13:21 | Temple | Donald Daniels is whistled for traveling | 33-32 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | James Rice is called for the reach on Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on James Rice, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudy Cox (C) Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks | |
| 12:12 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Jenkins | 36-32 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Jenkins - foul #2 on Jeremy Jenkins, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Norris Hall (SF), Brett Casey (C) Jeremy Jenkins, James Rice, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Oliver Hamlin | 36-34 |
| 11:28 | Temple | Robert Baughman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Carlson (C) Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Dwayne Brooks (SF) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it home | 36-36 |
| 10:48 | Temple | A charge is called on Norris Hall - foul #1 on Norris Hall, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG) Jonathan Poyner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Leon Collins | |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Rudy Cox - foul #2 on Rudy Cox, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Daniels (PF) Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 09:57 | Temple | Robert Baughman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it up and in | 36-40 |
| 08:58 | Temple | Robert Baughman drills a shot from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-40 |
| 08:36 | Temple | Wayne Carlson grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 08:08 | Temple | Justin Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Eric Greening grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Carlson - foul #3 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF), Rudy Cox (PF), Brett Casey (C) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams, Norris Hall, Donald Daniels, Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese | |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeremy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Oliver Hamlin steals it from Rudy Cox | 38-42 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is fouled on the floor by Brett Casey - foul #2 on Brett Casey, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 06:28 | Temple | Rudy Cox connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Eric Sneed - foul #3 on Eric Sneed, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG) Jeremy Jenkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Heriberto Marino | |
| 06:28 | Temple | Rudy Cox makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 41-44 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Brett Casey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Eric Greening | 43-46 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Eric Greening - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Norris Hall (SF), Donald Daniels (PF), Wayne Carlson (C) James Rice, Rudy Cox, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Eric Greening | |
| 05:07 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks tips it in | 45-48 |
| 04:25 | Temple | Donald Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 45-48 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 45-48 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Robert Baughman snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Wayne Carlson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 02:32 | Temple | Robert Baughman tips it in | 47-48 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG) Jonathan Poyner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 02:12 | Temple | Justin Williams snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Norris Hall scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Leon Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 50-51 |
| 01:41 | Temple | Heriberto Marino blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Norris Hall | 50-51 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 01:13 | Temple | Donald Daniels gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Justin Williams scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Daniels | 52-51 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino lays it up and in | 52-53 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Robert Baughman can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-53 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Baughman - foul #1 on Robert Baughman, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:01 | Temple | Norris Hall hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Temple | Wayne Carlson wins the tip | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:46 | Temple | Justin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 04:07 | Temple | Justin Williams can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 04:07 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:07 | Temple | Justin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Baughman - foul #2 on Robert Baughman, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:20 | Temple | Norris Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Greening | 56-59 |
| 02:49 | Temple | Justin Williams clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-59 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 56-59 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Leon Collins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 56-61 |
| 01:44 | Temple | Wayne Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Norris Hall takes the ball from Leon Collins | 56-61 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Justin Williams connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Norris Hall | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Greening | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Temple | Norris Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Eric Greening steps in front of the Norris Hall pass | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by Robert Baughman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Baughman, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Wayne Carlson double dribbles | 58-64 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is hacked by Justin Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Williams, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Wayne Carlson gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Wayne Carlson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 58-65 |