| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fresh) C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) SG - Barry Davis (fresh) SF - William King (fresh) PF - Steven Steele (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | William King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Charles Powers pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Barry Davis | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Taylor | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Charles Powers is hacked by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) William King | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker hits a jumper in the paint | 7-2 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Timko - foul #1 on Steven Timko, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Timko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Leonard Youngblood | 9-4 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Stan Conley can't connect on a shot in the lane | 9-4 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 9-4 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker hits the follow up shot | 11-4 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Hankins | 11-4 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the offensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Leonard Youngblood, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (SF), John Milan (C) Barry Davis, Albert Tseng, Robert Smith | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Douglas Faris steals the ball from Willie Lewis | 11-4 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is whistled for traveling | 11-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG) George Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Steven Steele connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette can't tip it in | 11-6 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses badly on a shot near the basket | 11-6 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | John Milan tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood travels with the ball | 11-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hale (fresh) SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Timko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Steven Steele comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-8 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, John Hale, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Robert Smith buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Steven Steele | 11-10 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Faris - foul #2 on Douglas Faris, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Xavier Willis (PF) Steven Steele | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith banks in the layup | 15-12 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the lay-in | 15-12 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 15-12 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Chris Morrissette denies the turnaround by Robert Smith | 15-12 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Barry Davis tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | John Hale misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Steven Steele (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, Xavier Willis, Robert Smith | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Leonard Youngblood is called for the reach on John Milan - foul #1 on Leonard Youngblood, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is called for traveling | 17-14 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Steven Timko loses the dribble to Jerry Morgan | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Steven Timko swats the shot by Barry Davis | 17-14 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Steven Timko pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | The jumper by Steven Timko is denied by Jerry Morgan | 17-14 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 17-17 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | George Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-17 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood tips it in | 19-17 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | John Milan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Barry Davis, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses long on a shot from the right side | 19-17 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Chris Morrissette - foul #1 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF) Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (PF) Stan Conley, Steven Steele | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | George Taylor loses the dribble to Barry Davis | 21-19 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Robert Smith buries a shot near the basket set up by Albert Tseng | 21-21 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled on the floor by Barry Davis - foul #1 on Barry Davis, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Steven Steele (PF) Barry Davis, Albert Tseng | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Stan Conley picks off the pass by Steven Timko | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harrison Brooker - foul #1 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Powers (PF) Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | John Hale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Steven Timko pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Charles Powers, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, Robert Smith | |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Chris Morrissette - foul #2 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins (SF), Steven Timko (PF) George Taylor, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF) Stan Conley, William King | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) Bruce Hankins, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Faris - foul #3 on Douglas Faris, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Douglas Faris, John Hale, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Albert Tseng | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Charles Powers hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith can't tip it in | 23-26 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Leonard Youngblood - foul #2 on Leonard Youngblood, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) John Milan | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Hankins and he's fouled by Steven Steele - foul #1 on Steven Steele, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (PF) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 26-26 |