| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rickie Mallet (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Billy Tanberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Schiffman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) PF - William Doherty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Johnson out of a doubleteam | 32-23 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Paul Houston steals it from William Ford | 32-23 |
| 19:21 | Hawaii | Paul Houston jams it | 34-23 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a nice dish by William Ford | 34-25 |
| 18:46 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Cory Fouch - foul #3 on Cory Fouch, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 18:46 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:46 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 36-25 |
| 18:17 | Hawaii | Paul Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:04 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 18:03 | Hawaii | Paul Houston snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 17:42 | Hawaii | Paul Houston is fouled on the floor by William Peterson - foul #1 on William Peterson, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 17:16 | Hawaii | Robert Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Rickie Mallet | 39-25 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | William Peterson's pass is intercepted by Paul Houston in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 17:11 | Hawaii | Robert Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Houston | 41-25 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | William Peterson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Ford | 41-27 |
| 16:38 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Johnson | 43-27 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Robert Johnson steals the ball from William Doherty | 43-27 |
| 16:10 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on William Doherty - foul #2 on William Doherty, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Davis (PG), Alberto Bruno (SF), Brian Halter (C) Paul Houston, Rickie Mallet, Walter Schiffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Tony Thompson (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Carl Mars (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 16:10 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:10 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:10 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg makes the 3rd free throw | 46-27 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Carl Mars comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Brian Halter - foul #2 on Brian Halter, team foul #1 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Elbert Thorn (PF) Billy Tanberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) PF - Elbert Thorn (fresh) C - Brian Halter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Tony Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carl Mars (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Hawaii | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-29 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman clanks a floater from close range | 46-29 |
| 15:41 | Hawaii | Brian Halter grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 15:23 | Hawaii | Elbert Thorn's pass is intercepted by Carl Mars | 46-29 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman tips it but misses | 46-29 |
| 14:52 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Brian Halter | 46-29 |
| 14:28 | Hawaii | Robert Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 14:26 | Hawaii | Brian Halter tips it back up and in | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman is hacked by Alberto Bruno - foul #1 on Alberto Bruno, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Houston (PG), Enrique Lopez (SG), Rickie Mallet (SF), Billy Tanberg (PF), Walter Schiffman (C) Robert Davis, Robert Johnson, Alberto Bruno, Elbert Thorn, Brian Halter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Tony Thompson, Stephen Watchman, Carl Mars | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Paul Houston is called for the reach on William Peterson - foul #1 on Paul Houston, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Paul Houston is called for the reach on William Peterson - foul #2 on Paul Houston, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | William Peterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-29 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | William Peterson is whistled for a carry | 48-29 |
| 12:55 | Hawaii | William Peterson is called for the reach on Paul Houston - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Johnson (SG) Enrique Lopez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:41 | Hawaii | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF) Anthony Sellers | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 12:09 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | William Doherty gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch blows the layup over the doubleteam | 48-31 |
| 11:55 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rickie Mallet (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Billy Tanberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Schiffman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tony Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman clanks a floater from close range | 48-31 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the board | 48-31 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 11:06 | Hawaii | Paul Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 10:41 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tony Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Elbert Thorn (PF) Billy Tanberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Carl Mars (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Tony Thompson, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 10:41 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 10:41 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Mars | 50-33 |
| 10:00 | Hawaii | Robert Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-33 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 50-33 |
| 09:54 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:50 | Hawaii | Paul Houston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Davis (PG), Enrique Lopez (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), Brian Halter (C) Paul Houston, Robert Johnson, Rickie Mallet, Walter Schiffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Carl Mars throws it down on a nice dish by Anthony Sellers | 50-35 |
| 09:09 | Hawaii | Brian Halter connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Alberto Bruno | 52-35 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-35 |
| 08:50 | Hawaii | Elbert Thorn gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:32 | Hawaii | Brian Halter misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Carl Mars drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Watchman | 52-37 |
| 08:07 | Hawaii | Robert Davis travels in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Houston (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Rickie Mallet (SF), Billy Tanberg (PF), Walter Schiffman (C) Robert Davis, Enrique Lopez, Alberto Bruno, Elbert Thorn, Brian Halter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Tony Thompson (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers, Stephen Watchman, Carl Mars | |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | William Peterson is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Thompson | 52-40 |
| 07:43 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman is called for a charge - foul #3 on Walter Schiffman, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rickie Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Tanberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Schiffman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tony Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | William Doherty hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Ford | 52-42 |
| 06:50 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Walter Schiffman, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (SF) Tony Thompson | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-42 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers tips it home | 52-44 |
| 06:03 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg is whistled for traveling | 52-44 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-44 |
| 05:50 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:33 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman hits the finger roll | 54-44 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Rickie Mallet steps in front of the Cory Fouch pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 54-44 |
| 04:40 | Hawaii | Robert Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 04:18 | Hawaii | Paul Houston gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:04 | Hawaii | William Doherty takes the ball from Robert Johnson after a doubleteam | 54-44 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Paul Houston takes the ball from William Peterson in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| 04:01 | Hawaii | Robert Johnson can't finish the layup | 54-44 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | William Doherty gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers can't finish the layup | 54-44 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | William Doherty hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rickie Mallet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Tanberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Schiffman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Doherty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Fouch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | William Doherty is whistled for a carry | 54-46 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Davis (PG), Enrique Lopez (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), Elbert Thorn (PF), Brian Halter (C) Paul Houston, Robert Johnson, Rickie Mallet, Billy Tanberg, Walter Schiffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Tony Thompson (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Carl Mars (C) William Peterson, William Ford, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 02:55 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Johnson (SG) Enrique Lopez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:35 | Hawaii | Robert Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Houston (PG), Rickie Mallet (SF), Billy Tanberg (PF), Walter Schiffman (C) Robert Davis, Alberto Bruno, Elbert Thorn, Brian Halter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Anthony Sellers (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Stephen Watchman, Carl Mars | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | William Doherty hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 01:43 | Hawaii | Paul Houston misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 01:42 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg tips it home | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Hawaii | Paul Houston hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | William Doherty is open and scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Sellers | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Hawaii | William Peterson is called for the reach on Paul Houston in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Peterson, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| 00:33 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet is fouled on the floor by William Peterson - foul #4 on William Peterson, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 00:33 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:33 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | William Ford is called for the reach on Billy Tanberg - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | William Peterson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 00:24 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet is fouled in the backcourt by William Peterson - foul #5 on William Peterson, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| 00:24 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:24 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Ford | 60-58 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Seger - foul #2 on Daniel Seger, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Rickie Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Daniel Seger - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Walter Schiffman | 61-59 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman is fouled in the backcourt by William Ford - foul #3 on William Ford, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Walter Schiffman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg snags the defensive board | 63-59 |