| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Dewei Zheng inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Rocco Esposito can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | John Blackburn buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 36-33 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Steve Lytton connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Steve Lytton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak tips it home | 39-38 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Ivan Dvorak denies the turnaround by Dewey Carrier | 39-38 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dewei Zheng - foul #2 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Bates (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is hacked by Josh Webster - foul #2 on Josh Webster, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| 17:13 | Butler | Thomas Moore steals the ball from Dewei Zheng | 40-38 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dewei Zheng - foul #3 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Holder (PF) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF) Dewei Zheng, Steve Lytton | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is hacked by Thomas Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Moore, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Robert Bates drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Ebbert | 44-38 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Rocco Esposito can't finish the layup | 44-38 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Kevin Burroughs is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #3 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Josh Webster (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF), John Blackburn (PF), Benjamin Ross (C) Daniel Ebbert, George Brown, Lee Westmoreland, Timothy Holder, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 15:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 44-38 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is hacked by John Blackburn - foul #2 on John Blackburn, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) Richard Slack | |
| 14:48 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak connects on the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 44-40 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Steve Lytton steals the ball from Dewey Carrier | 44-40 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Steve Lytton is fouled on the floor by John Blackburn - foul #3 on John Blackburn, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| 13:47 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Rocco Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 13:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rocco Esposito | 44-40 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Thomas Moore steals it from Rocco Esposito | 44-40 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Josh Webster is fouled on the floor by Joseph Payne - foul #2 on Joseph Payne, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Richard Slack (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Ivan Dvorak, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Steve Lytton | |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Ebbert | 47-40 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Richard Slack connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Gustavo Jimenez | 47-42 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore travels with the ball | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) Richard Slack | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 47-42 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Holder | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is fouled on the floor by Kevin Burroughs - foul #4 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (PF) Timothy Holder | |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Rocco Esposito, Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Steve Lytton - foul #2 on Steve Lytton, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | John Blackburn hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 49-42 |
| 10:21 | Butler | John Blackburn takes the ball from Steve Lytton | 49-42 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Ivan Dvorak picks off the pass by Thomas Moore in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Joseph Payne is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Benjamin Ross (C) Daniel Ebbert, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Steve Lytton - foul #3 on Steve Lytton, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Josh Webster clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | John Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | John Blackburn lays it in set up by Thomas Moore | 52-42 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Josh Webster steals it from Ivan Dvorak | 52-42 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Steve Lytton picks off the pass by John Blackburn | 52-42 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | John Blackburn snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Josh Webster | 55-42 |
| 07:27 | Butler | John Blackburn denies the turnaround by Ivan Dvorak | 55-42 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Josh Webster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rocco Esposito (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-42 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Joseph Payne gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Steve Lytton hits the finger roll | 55-44 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier double dribbles | 55-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Bill Lowery (SG), Richard Slack (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Steve Lytton | |
| 06:18 | Butler | Daniel Ebbert takes the ball from Kevin Burroughs | 55-44 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Thomas Moore | 57-44 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Ebbert - foul #1 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:49 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Bates and the foul's on Henry Ragin - foul #2 on Henry Ragin, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG) Bill Lowery, Richard Slack | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:09 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Robert Bates pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Robert Bates comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 60-46 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder can't tip it in | 60-46 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Rocco Esposito grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Lee Westmoreland steals the ball from Kevin Burroughs | 60-46 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland throws it down | 62-46 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Holder | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), Josh Webster (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF), John Blackburn (PF), Benjamin Ross (C) Daniel Ebbert, George Brown, Lee Westmoreland, Timothy Holder, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Bill Lowery (SG), Richard Slack (SF) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Blackburn | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) SG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Slack (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Jimenez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:02 | Butler | Bill Lowery loses the dribble to Dewey Carrier | 67-49 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | John Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Slack | 67-51 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Josh Webster | 69-51 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Larry Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-51 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Josh Webster grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore scores on a runner from the right block set up by Benjamin Ross | 71-51 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #3 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #8 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (PF) Larry Smith | |
| 00:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gustavo Jimenez - foul #3 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #10 | 71-51 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the board | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the floater from the free throw line | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore runs out the clock | 72-53 |