| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) SF - Stanley Stidham (fresh) PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Yamamoto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 7 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham inbounds the ball | 18-24 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-24 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Yamamoto - foul #1 on Michael Yamamoto, team foul #1 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Hal Frank (C) James Herod, Danny Dunn, Stanley Stidham, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 18:47 | Tulsa | Roland Dill clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dwayne Brooks | 18-29 |
| 17:53 | Tulsa | Patrick Carver is called for traveling | 18-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Michael Yamamoto (C) Patrick Carver, Roland Dill, Melvin Morris, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is denied on a layup by Lloyd Eddie | 18-29 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese tips it back up and in | 18-31 |
| 16:58 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| 16:29 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses short on a shot from the left block | 18-31 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Leon Collins snags the defensive board | 18-31 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 16:15 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 15:48 | Tulsa | James Herod hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Eddie | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) SF - Stanley Stidham (fresh) PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Yamamoto (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-31 |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Herod | 21-31 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto can't finish the layup | 21-31 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto grabs the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 14:41 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 14:40 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie hits the follow up shot | 23-31 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Leon Collins travels with the ball | 23-31 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Hal Frank (C) James Herod, Danny Dunn, Stanley Stidham, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 13:56 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Hal Frank - foul #1 on Hal Frank, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF) Patrick Carver, Melvin Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Leon Collins | |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:31 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 13:02 | Tulsa | Eric Sneed denies the turnaround by James Herod | 26-31 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Jeffrey Hipple | 26-33 |
| 12:21 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 12:20 | Tulsa | Roland Dill grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 12:00 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Greening - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG) James Herod | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Patrick Reese | |
| 12:00 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 12:00 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oliver Hamlin | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Carver (fresh) SG - Roland Dill (fresh) SF - Stanley Stidham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Tulsa | Patrick Carver misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-36 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple's pass is intercepted by Roland Dill | 28-36 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Michael Yamamoto (C) Patrick Carver, Roland Dill, Stanley Stidham, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Patrick Reese (PF) Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-36 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits the follow up shot | 28-38 |
| 09:40 | Tulsa | Heriberto Marino denies the turnaround by Lloyd Eddie | 28-38 |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-38 |
| 09:13 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 08:51 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF) James Herod, Melvin Morris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Hal Frank (C) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn, Stanley Stidham, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the floater from the left wing set up by Melvin Morris | 32-38 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roland Dill (fresh) SF - Melvin Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Hal Frank is called for the reach on Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Hal Frank, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Steven Dow (PF), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Roland Dill, Melvin Morris, Lloyd Eddie, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SF) Heriberto Marino | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Leon Collins | 32-40 |
| 06:24 | Tulsa | Patrick Carver misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 06:22 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 34-42 |
| 05:53 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-42 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Lloyd Eddie (PF), Hal Frank (C) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn, Steven Dow, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Sneed, Oliver Hamlin | |
| 05:24 | Tulsa | Heriberto Marino steps in front of the Roland Dill pass | 34-42 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Eric Greening | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:30 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-44 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Eric Greening grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Greening | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:04 | Tulsa | James Herod can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino travels with the ball | 34-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Melvin Morris (SF), Steven Dow (PF) James Herod, Stanley Stidham, Lloyd Eddie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 03:20 | Tulsa | Roland Dill misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-47 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Carver (fresh) SG - Roland Dill (fresh) SF - Melvin Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Dow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 34-49 |
| 02:39 | Tulsa | Roland Dill connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-49 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 3 from straight away | 37-49 |
| 02:15 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Hal Frank | 37-49 |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Sneed - foul #2 on Eric Sneed, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese | |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 01:31 | Tulsa | Roland Dill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 01:00 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on Melvin Morris - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| 00:50 | Tulsa | Steven Dow misses the easy layup but the foul's on Patrick Reese - foul #2 on Patrick Reese, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| 00:50 | Tulsa | Steven Dow makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 00:50 | Tulsa | Steven Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Eric Greening is hacked by Roland Dill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roland Dill, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Lloyd Eddie (PF), Michael Yamamoto (C) Patrick Carver, Roland Dill, Melvin Morris, Steven Dow, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Eric Greening | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Eddie - foul #4 on Lloyd Eddie, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Danny Dunn is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on Danny Dunn, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Danny Dunn is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hipple - foul #3 on Danny Dunn, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 00:40 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is hacked by James Herod in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Herod, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:32 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | James Herod gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | James Herod misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 00:26 | Tulsa | James Herod gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 00:23 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Dunn - foul #4 on Danny Dunn, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is fouled in the backcourt by James Herod - foul #2 on James Herod, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham's layup is rejected by Heriberto Marino | 47-57 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 47-57 |