| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Kinsler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman is hacked by Edward Rentz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Rentz, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz buries a jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 30-29 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Jack Linton is denied by Scott Kinsler | 30-29 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Gary Lee steals the ball from Edward Stockman | 30-29 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is fouled on the floor by Kevin Leland - foul #2 on Kevin Leland, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Scott Kinsler is called for the reach on Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Scott Kinsler, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Lee and the foul's on Gary Taylor - foul #3 on Gary Taylor, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Bacote (C) Scott Kinsler | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor tips it in | 33-31 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Paul Taylor is called for the reach on Jack Linton - foul #2 on Paul Taylor, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), John Harrison (PF) Craig Holley, Edward Rentz, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG), Mike Emery (SF) Gary Taylor, Kevin Leland | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | John Harrison clanks a shot near the basket | 33-31 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Mike Emery grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 33-31 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | John Harrison snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bacote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Edward Thomason, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Baran Roznowski, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG), Thomas Miller (PF), Scott Kinsler (C) Edward Stockman, Paul Taylor, James Bacote | |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gary Lee | 33-31 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | John Harrison tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Scott Kinsler | 33-31 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler misses short on a shot near the basket | 33-31 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Claude Bennett | 33-31 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Claude Bennett | 35-31 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Mike Emery | 35-33 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is fouled on the floor by Scott Kinsler - foul #2 on Scott Kinsler, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Rentz (SG), Jack Linton (PF) Bobby Smith, Edward Thomason, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Kevin Leland (SG), Paul Taylor (PF), James Bacote (C) Gary Taylor, Floyd Wallace, Thomas Miller, Scott Kinsler | |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Bennett | 35-33 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Kevin Leland steps in front of the Jack Linton pass | 35-33 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG), Scott Kinsler (C) Mike Emery, James Bacote | |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses long on a turnaround from close range | 35-35 |
| 11:52 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor is fouled on the floor by Edward Rentz - foul #2 on Edward Rentz, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Kinsler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor tips it home | 37-37 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the jumper from the right block | 39-37 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edward Stockman | 39-39 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Craig Holley's pass is intercepted by Edward Stockman | 39-39 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman's floater is tipped away by Edward Rentz | 39-39 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Taylor - foul #4 on Gary Taylor, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF) Craig Holley, Edward Rentz, Baran Roznowski, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG), Mike Emery (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), James Bacote (C) Gary Taylor, Kevin Leland, Paul Taylor, Scott Kinsler | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman knocks in the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by John Harrison - foul #1 on John Harrison, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Bacote | 41-42 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #3 on Gary Lee, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Taylor (PF) Thomas Miller | |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Gary Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (PG) Edward Stockman | |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Gary Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | John Harrison snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bobby Smith | 44-43 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Edward Thomason - foul #2 on Edward Thomason, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Rentz (SG), Jack Linton (PF) Bobby Smith, Edward Thomason, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF) Mike Emery | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - James Bacote (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Williams and the foul's on Paul Taylor - foul #3 on Paul Taylor, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF), Scott Kinsler (C) Floyd Wallace, James Bacote | |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor is hacked by Jack Linton - foul #4 on Jack Linton, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Gary Lee, team foul #10 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG), Thomas Miller (PF) Mike Emery, Paul Taylor | |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Gary Taylor | 47-46 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 47-46 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Craig Holley pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is hacked by Gary Taylor - foul #5 on Gary Taylor, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Gary Lee (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Baran Roznowski, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF), Paul Taylor (PF) Gary Taylor, Thomas Miller | |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Mike Emery comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith is hacked by Scott Kinsler - foul #3 on Scott Kinsler, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Edward Rentz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Bacote (C) Scott Kinsler | |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Paul Taylor picks off the pass by Bobby Smith out of a doubleteam | 50-46 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | James Bacote misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Claude Bennett - foul #4 on Claude Bennett, team foul #11 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Baran Roznowski (SF), John Harrison (PF) Bobby Smith, Gary Lee, Jack Linton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Kevin Leland | |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | James Bacote makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | James Bacote misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Craig Holley | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 5 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - James Bacote (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | James Bacote misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Claude Bennett - foul #5 on Claude Bennett, team foul #12 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SG), Shawn Williams (C) Edward Thomason, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | James Bacote makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | James Bacote makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF), Jack Linton (PF) Baran Roznowski, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SG), Scott Kinsler (C) Floyd Wallace, James Bacote | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Scott Kinsler picks off the pass by Gary Lee | 52-49 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn Williams - foul #1 on Shawn Williams, team foul #13 | 52-49 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Jack Linton buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Craig Holley | 54-51 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Mike Emery knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Stockman | 54-53 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is called for traveling | 54-53 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Mike Emery hits a jump hook from close range set up by Edward Stockman | 54-55 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz scores on a shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Mike Emery makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Kevin Leland and the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #5 on Gary Lee, team foul #14 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Mike Emery makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz grabs the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Scott Kinsler swats the layup by Jack Linton | 56-58 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland snags the defensive board | 56-58 |