| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gerald Mickens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Canada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Crank (fresh) PF - Robert Slemp (fresh) 1 pts. C - Stanley Dykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-25 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Richard Crank misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Eric Greening's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-25 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Michael Canada hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Collins | 22-28 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Gerald Mickens knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Leon Collins - foul #1 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Gerald Mickens makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Heriberto Marino is blocked by Stanley Dykes | 25-28 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 25-28 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 16:34 | Marquette | Robert Slemp buries a shot from the left side | 27-31 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Leon Collins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't tip it in | 27-31 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Michael Canada misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gerald Mickens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Canada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Crank (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Slemp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanley Dykes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino banks in the layup and he's hacked by Richard Crank - foul #3 on Richard Crank, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Boulanger (PG), Kelvin Jackson (SF), William Treadwell (PF), Jack Blackman (C) Gerald Mickens, Richard Crank, Robert Slemp, Stanley Dykes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 14:58 | Marquette | Michael Canada misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Leon Collins loses the dribble to Jack Blackman | 27-34 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | William Treadwell buries a fadeaway from the left side | 29-34 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Kelvin Jackson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #1 on Kelvin Jackson, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Mickens (PG), Stanley Dykes (C) Michael Canada, Jack Blackman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Leon Collins, Heriberto Marino | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is fouled on the floor by Gerald Mickens - foul #2 on Gerald Mickens, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Slemp (PF) William Treadwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin is hacked by Stanley Dykes - foul #2 on Stanley Dykes, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Stanley Dykes swats the short shot by Oliver Hamlin | 29-34 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Kelvin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes banks in the layup and the foul's on Eric Sneed - foul #2 on Eric Sneed, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Eric Greening and the foul's on Gerald Mickens - foul #3 on Gerald Mickens, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Canada (SG), William Treadwell (C) John Boulanger, Stanley Dykes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Sneed | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | The jump hook by Robert Slemp is blocked by Patrick Reese | 32-37 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gerald Mickens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Canada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kelvin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Slemp (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Treadwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | William Treadwell pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Michael Canada misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dwayne Brooks | 32-37 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hipple | 32-39 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Robert Slemp travels with the ball | 32-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Boulanger (PG), Daniel Phipps (SF), Stanley Dykes (C) Gerald Mickens, Kelvin Jackson, Robert Slemp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Stanley Dykes - foul #3 on Stanley Dykes, team foul #6 | 32-39 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 32-41 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | William Treadwell tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Leon Collins loses the dribble to Michael Canada | 34-41 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Michael Canada dunks the ball | 36-41 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 36-41 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | John Boulanger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Daniel Phipps - foul #1 on Daniel Phipps, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Mickens (PG), Richard Crank (SF), Robert Slemp (PF) Michael Canada, Daniel Phipps, William Treadwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Patrick Reese, Eric Sneed | |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Richard Crank is hacked by Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jack Blackman (C) Stanley Dykes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Jack Blackman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 07:30 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Crank | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gerald Mickens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Boulanger (fresh) SF - Richard Crank (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Slemp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Blackman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Robert Slemp connects on the floater from the left block | 38-44 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Robert Slemp pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Richard Crank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Canada (SG), Stanley Dykes (C) John Boulanger, Jack Blackman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (PG), Eric Sneed (PF) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Michael Canada knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Mickens | 41-46 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin lays it in on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 41-48 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 41-48 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 41-48 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Robert Slemp grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes connects on the runner from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Robert Slemp knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Mickens | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gerald Mickens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Canada (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Crank (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Slemp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Dykes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is hacked by Richard Crank - foul #4 on Richard Crank, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Boulanger (PG), Kelvin Jackson (SF), William Treadwell (PF), Jack Blackman (C) Gerald Mickens, Richard Crank, Robert Slemp, Stanley Dykes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Jack Blackman snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | John Boulanger makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelvin Jackson | 48-50 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Kelvin Jackson grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Mickens (PG), Richard Crank (SF), Robert Slemp (PF), Stanley Dykes (C) John Boulanger, Kelvin Jackson, William Treadwell, Jack Blackman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Robert Slemp misses short on a floater from the right block | 48-50 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 50-52 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Robert Slemp is fouled on the floor by Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Michael Canada buries a 3 from straight away set up by Gerald Mickens | 53-52 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Robert Slemp snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Stanley Dykes hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Mickens | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Robert Slemp takes the ball from Patrick Reese | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Michael Canada is whistled for a carry | 55-52 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Eric Greening misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-52 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Robert Slemp grabs the board | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Robert Slemp is hacked by Leon Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kelvin Jackson (SF), William Treadwell (PF) Richard Crank, Robert Slemp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Kelvin Jackson is hacked by Leon Collins - foul #4 on Leon Collins, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Kelvin Jackson is hacked by Dwayne Brooks - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Kelvin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | William Treadwell gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Slemp (PF) William Treadwell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Gerald Mickens runs out the clock | 55-52 |