| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Larry McCrobie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Zalesky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Nix (fresh) PF - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Brinkerhoff (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad loses the dribble to William Scott | 20-30 |
| 19:18 | Idaho | William Scott hits the finger roll | 22-30 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong hits the follow up shot | 22-32 |
| 18:43 | Idaho | Marc Brinkerhoff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-32 |
| Subs | Idaho | Lloyd Gust (SG), Christopher Morse (PF), Charles Newell (C) Hugh Zalesky, William Scott, Marc Brinkerhoff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3 from straight away | 22-35 |
| 17:40 | Idaho | Larry McCrobie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it but misses | 22-35 |
| 17:19 | Idaho | Charles Newell pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 17:05 | Idaho | Christopher Morse makes the 3 from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball travels with the ball | 25-35 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Jackson (PG), Hugh Zalesky (SG), William Scott (PF), Marc Brinkerhoff (C) Larry McCrobie, Lloyd Gust, Samuel Nix, Charles Newell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:19 | Idaho | Christopher Morse comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by William Scott - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Idaho | Larry McCrobie (PG), Marcus Sowers (PF) John Jackson, William Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF) Norman Thomas, Peter Bad | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the free throw | 25-37 |
| 15:51 | Idaho | Marc Brinkerhoff snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Larry McCrobie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Zalesky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Morse (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marcus Sowers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Brinkerhoff (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Idaho | Larry McCrobie loses the ball out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Idaho | Samuel Nix (SF) Christopher Morse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the lay-in | 25-37 |
| 15:02 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Marc Brinkerhoff | 25-37 |
| 14:43 | Idaho | Samuel Nix is denied on a layup by Cesar Gallo | 25-37 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Hugh Zalesky - foul #1 on Hugh Zalesky, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Jackson (PG), Lloyd Gust (SG), Christopher Morse (SF), William Scott (PF) Larry McCrobie, Hugh Zalesky, Samuel Nix, Marcus Sowers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Lloyd Remley | |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 14:18 | Idaho | The rebound goes to William Scott | 25-38 |
| 14:02 | Idaho | Christopher Morse clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #2 on Derrick Fong, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Idaho | Larry McCrobie (PG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:02 | Idaho | Christopher Morse misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 14:02 | Idaho | Christopher Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas loses the dribble to Larry McCrobie | 26-38 |
| 13:30 | Idaho | Marc Brinkerhoff travels with the ball | 26-38 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Jackson (PG), Hugh Zalesky (SG), Marcus Sowers (C) Larry McCrobie, Lloyd Gust, Marc Brinkerhoff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Cesar Gallo | |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Christopher Morse picks off the pass by Peter Bad | 26-38 |
| 12:56 | Idaho | Marcus Sowers connects on the jumper from close range set up by Christopher Morse | 28-38 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Marcus Sowers steals the ball from Lloyd Remley | 28-38 |
| 12:08 | Idaho | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-38 |
| 12:06 | Idaho | Marcus Sowers tips it in | 30-38 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 11:35 | Idaho | Christopher Morse grabs the board | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - John Jackson (fresh) SG - Hugh Zalesky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Morse (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marcus Sowers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Idaho | William Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Remley | 30-40 |
| 10:42 | Idaho | John Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 10:24 | Idaho | Christopher Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 10:02 | Idaho | William Scott makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcus Sowers | 35-40 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley is fouled on the floor by Marcus Sowers - foul #2 on Marcus Sowers, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Idaho | Larry McCrobie (PG), Lloyd Gust (SG), Samuel Nix (SF), Marc Brinkerhoff (PF), Charles Newell (C) John Jackson, Hugh Zalesky, Christopher Morse, William Scott, Marcus Sowers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Norman Thomas, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo's pass is intercepted by Samuel Nix | 35-40 |
| 08:57 | Idaho | Samuel Nix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Idaho | William Scott (PF) Charles Newell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Marc Brinkerhoff steals the ball from Jeffrey Fuchs | 35-40 |
| 08:08 | Idaho | Cesar Gallo is called for the reach on Samuel Nix - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Newell (C) William Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Derrick Fong | |
| 08:03 | Idaho | Larry McCrobie scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Brinkerhoff | 38-40 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Newell - foul #2 on Charles Newell, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Idaho | William Scott (PF) Charles Newell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:27 | Idaho | Samuel Nix is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Larry McCrobie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Gust (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Nix (fresh) PF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marc Brinkerhoff (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Idaho | Marc Brinkerhoff connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Gust | 40-42 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Norman Thomas | 40-44 |
| 06:27 | Idaho | Lloyd Gust scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Larry McCrobie | 42-44 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Norman Thomas | 42-47 |
| 05:44 | Idaho | Larry McCrobie hits a floater from the right side set up by Marc Brinkerhoff | 44-47 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Marc Brinkerhoff - foul #2 on Marc Brinkerhoff, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Idaho | Hugh Zalesky (SG), Christopher Morse (SF), Marcus Sowers (PF), Charles Newell (C) Lloyd Gust, Samuel Nix, William Scott, Marc Brinkerhoff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Derrick Fong (PF) Norman Thomas, Cesar Gallo | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 44-50 |
| 04:37 | Idaho | Hugh Zalesky misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 04:35 | Idaho | Charles Newell grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 04:16 | Idaho | Lloyd Remley blocks the short jumper by Hugh Zalesky | 44-50 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ball | 44-50 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Benjamin Ball | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:41 | Idaho | Larry McCrobie scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Ball | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Larry McCrobie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Zalesky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Morse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Sowers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:08 | Idaho | Larry McCrobie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Idaho | Samuel Nix (SF), William Scott (PF), Marc Brinkerhoff (C) Christopher Morse, Marcus Sowers, Charles Newell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley blows the layup | 47-54 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it home | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:39 | Idaho | Hugh Zalesky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Idaho | Lloyd Gust (SG) Hugh Zalesky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Lloyd Remley | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Idaho | Thomas Westbrook (SG) Lloyd Gust | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Cesar Gallo | |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allen Midgette and he's fouled by Thomas Westbrook - foul #1 on Thomas Westbrook, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Jackson (PG), Lloyd Gust (SG), Christopher Morse (SF), Marcus Sowers (PF), Charles Newell (C) Larry McCrobie, Thomas Westbrook, Samuel Nix, William Scott, Marc Brinkerhoff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Cesar Gallo (C) Norman Thomas, Derrick Fong, Lloyd Remley | |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:16 | Idaho | Charles Newell grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Idaho | Christopher Morse misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ball | 47-58 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 01:17 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Marcus Sowers | 47-58 |
| 00:56 | Idaho | Christopher Morse misses the lay-in | 47-58 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Allen Midgette | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Idaho | Lloyd Gust is hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Benjamin Ball | |
| 00:23 | Idaho | Marcus Sowers's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Fuchs | 47-60 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs lays it in | 47-62 |
| 00:12 | Idaho | John Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-62 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs runs out the clock | 47-62 |