| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Grams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Pensky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Kizewski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Joe Pensky inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Boston College | John Grams buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Kizewski | 28-25 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-25 |
| 19:22 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:01 | Boston College | Benjamin Ball steals the ball from Joe Pensky | 28-25 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 28-25 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 18:17 | Boston College | John Grams is fouled on the floor by Norman Thomas as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 17:57 | Boston College | John Grams's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Norman Thomas | 28-27 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 28-29 |
| 17:24 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn's pass is intercepted by Peter Bad | 28-29 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 16:56 | Boston College | Joe Pensky grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 16:34 | Boston College | Joe Pensky is hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Cesar Gallo | |
| 16:07 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Grams | 30-29 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 15:49 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Grams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Pensky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Kizewski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Boston College | John Grams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dustin Kizewski | 33-29 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-29 |
| 15:04 | Boston College | John Grams gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:45 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski can't finish the layup | 33-29 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Loveless is called for the reach on Peter Bad - foul #1 on Joseph Loveless, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Swoope (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF), James Abbott (C) Kenneth Lunn, Joe Pensky, Joseph Loveless, Dustin Kizewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Cesar Gallo (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Norman Thomas, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is called for traveling | 33-29 |
| 13:52 | Boston College | James Abbott buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Thorn | 35-29 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the jumper in the lane set up by Benjamin Ball | 35-31 |
| 13:19 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill's floater is tipped away by Lloyd Remley | 35-31 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Fuchs | 35-31 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball connects on the 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 12:51 | Boston College | Larry Thorn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is hacked by Ken Thornhill - foul #1 on Ken Thornhill, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Joe Pensky (SG), Joseph Loveless (PF), Dustin Kizewski (C) John Grams, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, James Abbott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 11:37 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski grabs the board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Pensky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Swoope (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Kizewski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:08 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 11:08 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 11:08 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Loveless - foul #2 on Joseph Loveless, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:21 | Boston College | Joe Pensky clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 36-36 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Donald Swoope takes the ball from Norman Thomas | 36-36 |
| 09:54 | Boston College | Joe Pensky lays it in on a great pass from Donald Swoope | 38-36 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley is open and scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Norman Thomas | 38-38 |
| 09:15 | Boston College | Donald Swoope travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Grams (PG) Donald Swoope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 38-40 |
| 08:32 | Boston College | Derrick Fong denies the turnaround by Joseph Loveless | 38-40 |
| 08:31 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 08:12 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Grams | 40-40 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass is intercepted by Joe Pensky | 40-40 |
| 07:46 | Boston College | John Grams dunks the ball on a great pass from Joe Pensky | 42-40 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Thomas and he's fouled by Kenneth Lunn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Swoope (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF), James Abbott (C) Kenneth Lunn, Joe Pensky, Joseph Loveless, Dustin Kizewski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF) Norman Thomas, Peter Bad | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Grams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) C - James Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Boston College | John Grams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-43 |
| 06:58 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Swoope | 42-43 |
| 06:33 | Boston College | Larry Thorn loses the dribble to Benjamin Ball | 42-43 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball blows the dunk | 42-43 |
| 06:26 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Larry Thorn | 42-43 |
| 06:21 | Boston College | John Grams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 06:19 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 06:07 | Boston College | John Grams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Abbott | 45-43 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 45-43 |
| 05:46 | Boston College | Larry Thorn grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 05:31 | Boston College | James Abbott knocks in the jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (SG), Joe Pensky (SF), Joseph Loveless (PF), Dustin Kizewski (C) Donald Swoope, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, James Abbott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Benjamin Ball, Derrick Fong, Lloyd Remley | |
| 04:54 | Boston College | Norman Thomas steals it from Dustin Kizewski | 47-43 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is fouled on the floor by Joseph Loveless - foul #3 on Joseph Loveless, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 47-46 |
| 03:42 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Pensky | 50-46 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 03:18 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless grabs the board | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Grams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Pensky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Kizewski (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Boston College | Joe Pensky scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Loveless | 52-46 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lunn - foul #3 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a turnaround near the basket | 52-46 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Thomas | 52-46 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Remley | 52-49 |
| 01:15 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 00:51 | Boston College | Joe Pensky pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Boston College | Joe Pensky drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Peter Bad loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Swoope (SF) Joe Pensky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Boston College | Benjamin Ball is called for the reach on Donald Swoope in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joe Pensky (SG), Ken Thornhill (PF) Kenneth Lunn, Joseph Loveless | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:17 | Boston College | Donald Swoope is hacked by Peter Bad - foul #1 on Peter Bad, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| 00:16 | Boston College | Norman Thomas is called for the reach on John Grams - foul #3 on Norman Thomas, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 00:16 | Boston College | John Grams misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | Benjamin Ball is called for the reach on John Grams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | John Grams makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | John Grams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-49 |