| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-25 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Robert Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez is fouled on the floor by Luis Koch - foul #2 on Luis Koch, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Scott Turner (PF) James Taylor, James Rucks, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Dejohn | 37-25 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Joshua Dejohn - foul #1 on Joshua Dejohn, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), James Rucks (SG), Robert Wright (PF) Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | James Rucks hits the finger roll and he's hacked by David Baier - foul #2 on David Baier, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the free throw | 40-25 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin dunks the ball | 40-27 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses the lay-in | 40-27 |
| 16:51 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Rucks - foul #1 on James Rucks, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF) James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (C) Tony Stoneberg, Luis Koch | |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Scott Turner scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Blakley | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jan Caston (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Larry Coronel is denied by Scott Turner | 42-28 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Scott Turner gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Scott Turner lays it in on a great pass from Brandon Bojorquez | 44-28 |
| 14:41 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 14:40 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin grabs the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Turner - foul #1 on Scott Turner, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (PG), James Rucks (SG), Robert Wright (PF) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), John Rowe (SG), Tony Stoneberg (SF) Gregory Montgomery, David Baier, Alfred Higgin | |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Joseph Kim takes the ball from Brandon Bojorquez | 44-29 |
| 13:54 | Valparaiso | John Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stanley Blakley | 44-29 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Tony Stoneberg picks off the pass by James Rucks | 44-29 |
| 13:12 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Carl Brown (C) Stanley Blakley, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), Alfred Higgin (PF), Luis Koch (C) Joseph Kim, Jan Caston, Larry Coronel | |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | James Taylor's pass is intercepted by Gregory Montgomery | 44-29 |
| 12:26 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 44-29 |
| 12:25 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch hits the follow up shot | 44-31 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn loses the dribble to John Rowe | 44-31 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery dunks the ball set up by John Rowe | 44-33 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Carl Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Carl Brown | 46-33 |
| 10:48 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Wright | 49-33 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Brown - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Taylor, James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (PF) John Rowe, Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin | |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Larry Coronel is called for the reach on Vance Giddens - foul #2 on Larry Coronel, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Wright (PF) Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), Joseph Brownlow (C) Gregory Montgomery, Luis Koch | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Joseph Brownlow is called for the reach on Aaron Jamerson - foul #1 on Joseph Brownlow, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott Turner (PF) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin (PF) Joseph Brownlow | |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Turner | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:45 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin's floater is knocked away by Scott Turner | 52-34 |
| 08:44 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 08:38 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Scott Turner is hacked by Alfred Higgin - foul #2 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Robert Wright (PF) Aaron Jamerson, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), Tony Stoneberg (SF) Joseph Kim, Jan Caston | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez blows the layup | 52-36 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wright | 52-36 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Robert Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Luis Koch (C) Larry Coronel | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | David Baier scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (PF) Alfred Higgin | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Valparaiso | David Baier knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Montgomery | 52-41 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens misses the tip | 52-41 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | David Baier dunks the ball | 52-43 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez lays it in on a nice dish by Vance Giddens and he's hacked by Luis Koch - foul #3 on Luis Koch, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) Vance Giddens, James Rucks, Stanley Blakley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG), Alfred Higgin (PF) David Baier, Tony Stoneberg | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:55 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Wright - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | James Rucks is called for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel (C) Luis Koch | |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-45 |
| 05:07 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 54-47 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-47 |
| 04:12 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Gregory Montgomery takes the ball from Vance Giddens in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 03:30 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Scott Turner misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-47 |
| 03:05 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 03:05 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, James Rucks, Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Tony Stoneberg (SF), Luis Koch (C) John Rowe, Jan Caston, Larry Coronel | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Baier (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Aaron Jamerson steals the ball from Tony Stoneberg | 54-47 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | James Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Jamerson | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Taylor and he's fouled by Gregory Montgomery - foul #3 on Gregory Montgomery, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn misses the free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | David Baier is hacked by Joshua Dejohn - foul #2 on Joshua Dejohn, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin is called for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Alfred Higgin is called for the reach on Robert Wright - foul #3 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Blakley - foul #3 on Stanley Blakley, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), John Rowe (SG), Larry Coronel (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Gregory Montgomery, David Baier, Alfred Higgin, Luis Koch | |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanley Blakley | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Valparaiso | John Rowe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Wright - foul #3 on Robert Wright, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (SF) Tony Stoneberg | |
| 00:58 | Valparaiso | John Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:58 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Robert Wright is hacked by John Rowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Rowe, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), David Baier (SG), Tony Stoneberg (SF), Alfred Higgin (PF), Luis Koch (C) Joseph Kim, John Rowe, Jan Caston, Larry Coronel, Joseph Brownlow | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:50 | Valparaiso | Stanley Blakley steals the ball from Tony Stoneberg | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Wright and the foul's on Gregory Montgomery - foul #4 on Gregory Montgomery, team foul #10 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) Vance Giddens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), John Rowe (SG), Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Gregory Montgomery, David Baier, Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin, Luis Koch | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-52 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | James Rucks snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Taylor runs out the clock | 66-52 |