| Lineup | George Washington | PG - William Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Moodie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Thrasher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Newport (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Salguero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Shawn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Linton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 19:39 | George Washington | William Roberts gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:33 | George Washington | William Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 19:31 | George Washington | John Thrasher tips it home | 28-28 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Baran Roznowski | 28-31 |
| 18:54 | George Washington | William Roberts hits a 3 from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Jack Linton tips it in | 31-33 |
| 18:32 | George Washington | William Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 17:40 | George Washington | William Roberts drills a floater from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 33-33 |
| 17:21 | George Washington | George Salguero pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:00 | George Washington | Gerald Moodie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Jack Linton pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | George Salguero steps in front of the Edward Rentz pass | 33-33 |
| 16:19 | George Washington | William Roberts knocks in the floater from the right side set up by George Salguero | 35-33 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz's layup is rejected by Norman Newport | 35-33 |
| 15:53 | George Washington | John Thrasher pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Moodie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Thrasher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Newport (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Salguero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Baran Roznowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Linton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | George Washington | Shawn Williams is called for the reach on William Roberts - foul #3 on Shawn Williams, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | George Washington | Merle Edwards (PG), John Bodovsky (SG), Lincoln Malone (SF), Micheal Rose (PF), Orville Hoffman (C) William Roberts, Gerald Moodie, John Thrasher, Norman Newport, George Salguero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (PG), John Harrison (SF) Bobby Smith, Edward Rentz | |
| 15:16 | George Washington | Micheal Rose misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Micheal Rose - foul #3 on Micheal Rose, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:56 | George Washington | Micheal Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:44 | George Washington | Micheal Rose makes the jumper near the basket | 37-34 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 37-34 |
| 14:14 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Lincoln Malone | 37-34 |
| 13:56 | George Washington | Micheal Rose comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 13:54 | George Washington | Orville Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:41 | George Washington | Jack Linton swats the short shot by Micheal Rose | 37-34 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | George Washington | William Roberts (PG), Gerald Moodie (SG), John Thrasher (SF), Norman Newport (PF), George Salguero (C) Merle Edwards, John Bodovsky, Lincoln Malone, Micheal Rose, Orville Hoffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Rentz (SF) Baran Roznowski, John Harrison | |
| 12:57 | George Washington | Norman Newport comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Shawn Williams - foul #4 on Shawn Williams, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG) Edward Thomason | |
| 12:57 | George Washington | Norman Newport makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:57 | George Washington | Norman Newport misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 12:39 | George Washington | William Roberts grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 12:23 | George Washington | John Thrasher misses the dunk attempt | 38-34 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - William Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Moodie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Thrasher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Newport (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Salguero (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Baran Roznowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Linton (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 11:33 | George Washington | The rebound goes to John Thrasher | 38-34 |
| 11:17 | George Washington | William Roberts misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Smith - foul #1 on Bobby Smith, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), John Harrison (PF) Baran Roznowski, Shawn Williams | |
| 11:17 | George Washington | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:17 | George Washington | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | William Roberts steals it from Bobby Smith | 40-34 |
| 10:37 | George Washington | Gerald Moodie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 10:35 | George Washington | George Salguero tips it in | 42-34 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is hacked by John Thrasher - foul #3 on John Thrasher, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | George Washington | Merle Edwards (PG), John Bodovsky (SG), Lincoln Malone (SF), Micheal Rose (PF), Orville Hoffman (C) William Roberts, Gerald Moodie, John Thrasher, Norman Newport, George Salguero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (PF) Edward Rentz | |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Jack Linton can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Orville Hoffman - foul #1 on Orville Hoffman, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:36 | George Washington | Micheal Rose knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Merle Edwards | 44-36 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Micheal Rose steals it from Edward Thomason | 44-36 |
| 09:04 | George Washington | Micheal Rose drills a jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-36 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 08:43 | George Washington | Lincoln Malone snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 08:31 | George Washington | Micheal Rose hits the finger roll | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | John Harrison drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 48-38 |
| 07:50 | George Washington | Micheal Rose misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 48-38 |
| 07:49 | George Washington | Orville Hoffman tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams grabs the board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Merle Edwards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Bodovsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lincoln Malone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Orville Hoffman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Linton (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams drills a shot from the left block | 48-40 |
| 07:02 | George Washington | Micheal Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | George Washington | William Roberts (PG), Gerald Moodie (SG), John Thrasher (SF), Norman Newport (PF), George Salguero (C) Merle Edwards, John Bodovsky, Lincoln Malone, Micheal Rose, Orville Hoffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SG), Edward Rentz (SF) Edward Thomason, John Harrison | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-40 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski tips it in | 48-42 |
| 06:18 | George Washington | Gerald Moodie loses the ball out of bounds | 48-42 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Salguero - foul #3 on George Salguero, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:33 | George Washington | George Salguero lays it up and in set up by Gerald Moodie | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-44 |
| 05:10 | George Washington | George Salguero grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:53 | George Washington | Jack Linton denies the turnaround by George Salguero | 50-44 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is open and lays it up and in | 50-46 |
| 04:07 | George Washington | George Salguero blows the layup | 50-46 |
| 04:06 | George Washington | George Salguero tips it home | 52-46 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Norman Newport swats the layup by Jack Linton | 52-46 |
| 03:49 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Norman Newport | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Moodie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thrasher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Newport (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - George Salguero (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Linton (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | George Washington | William Roberts buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Salguero | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Jack Linton is whistled for a carry | 55-46 |
| Subs | George Washington | Merle Edwards (PG), John Bodovsky (SG), Lincoln Malone (SF), Micheal Rose (PF), Orville Hoffman (C) William Roberts, Gerald Moodie, John Thrasher, Norman Newport, George Salguero | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (PG), John Harrison (PF) Bobby Smith, Shawn Williams | |
| 02:56 | George Washington | Micheal Rose hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Merle Edwards | 57-46 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz lays it in | 57-48 |
| 02:37 | George Washington | George Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | George Washington | William Roberts (PG), Gerald Moodie (SG), John Thrasher (SF), Norman Newport (PF), George Salguero (C) Merle Edwards, John Bodovsky, Lincoln Malone, Micheal Rose, Orville Hoffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:13 | George Washington | Baran Roznowski steals the ball from George Salguero | 57-48 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | John Harrison blows the layup | 57-48 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz tips it home | 57-50 |
| 01:31 | George Washington | William Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | John Harrison misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Norman Newport - foul #1 on Norman Newport, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Shawn Williams (PF) Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | John Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | John Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:48 | George Washington | Norman Newport misses the shot from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Jack Linton gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 00:41 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Norman Newport | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | George Washington | Bobby Smith is called for the reach on Norman Newport in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Smith, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | George Washington | Lincoln Malone (SF) John Thrasher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF) John Harrison | |
| 00:38 | George Washington | Shawn Williams is called for the reach on Lincoln Malone - foul #5 on Shawn Williams, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (PF) Shawn Williams | |
| 00:36 | George Washington | Lincoln Malone is hacked by Bobby Smith - foul #3 on Bobby Smith, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | George Washington | Jack Linton is called for the reach on Gerald Moodie - foul #1 on Jack Linton, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | George Washington | Gerald Moodie misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 00:25 | George Washington | George Salguero grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 00:23 | George Washington | Baran Roznowski is called for the reach on George Salguero in the backcourt - foul #3 on Baran Roznowski, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 00:23 | George Washington | George Salguero makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:23 | George Washington | George Salguero makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 00:15 | George Washington | William Roberts is hacked by Baran Roznowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Baran Roznowski, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| 00:15 | George Washington | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:15 | George Washington | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | George Washington | Baran Roznowski is called for the reach on Gerald Moodie in the backcourt - foul #5 on Baran Roznowski, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | George Washington | John Thrasher (SF) Lincoln Malone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Baran Roznowski | |
| 00:05 | George Washington | Gerald Moodie makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:05 | George Washington | Gerald Moodie makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |