| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel King (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jim Maciel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel tips it home | 24-29 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher West - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF) Ricky Turner, Christopher West, August Cisowski | |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Haddix - foul #3 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Roger Maciel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Bradley - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall blows the layup but he's fouled by Jim Maciel - foul #3 on Jim Maciel, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (C) Jim Maciel | |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Daniel King comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 26-33 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Daniel King comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Edward Schrader snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Richard Burns is called for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Marvin Friedman, Anthony Morin, Andrew Smith | |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Edward Schrader picks off the pass by Thomas Zayas | 28-33 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Edward Schrader banks in the layup | 30-33 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel King | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clyde Pate (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Daniel King (tiring) 10 pts. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the finger roll | 32-36 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Gary Bradley swats the shot by Thomas Zayas | 32-36 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Christopher West is called for the reach on Edward Schrader in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher West, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher Thomas, Christopher West, Ricky Turner, Thomas Zayas | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Roger Maciel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Daniel King snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Raymond Haddix - foul #4 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG) Eric Mills | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Marvin Friedman picks off the pass by Roger Maciel in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Daniel King lays it up and in on a great pass from Marvin Friedman | 32-40 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Edward Schrader, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG), Andrew Smith (PF) Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski, Daniel King | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 3rd free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF) Ricky Turner, Andrew Smith | |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Richard Burns pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is called for traveling | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG), Ricky Turner (SF), Andrew Smith (PF) Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, Daniel King | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Mills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) C - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Clyde Pate is called for the reach on Jim Maciel - foul #3 on Clyde Pate, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF) Eric Mills | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 34-44 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith misses the easy layup | 34-44 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 34-44 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is fouled on the floor by Jim Maciel - foul #4 on Jim Maciel, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Daniel King (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Ricky Turner, Christopher West, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith, Jim Maciel | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Gary Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SF) Anthony Morin | |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley banks in the wide open layup | 36-47 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas can't tip it in | 36-47 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clyde Pate (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Bradley (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Turner (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. PF - Daniel King (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 36-47 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it back up and in | 38-47 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Gary Bradley steals it from Christopher Thomas | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Ricky Turner takes the ball from Edward Schrader in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Schrader and he's fouled by Daniel King - foul #1 on Daniel King, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Edward Schrader, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG), Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher Thomas, Marvin Friedman, Ricky Turner, Daniel King, Thomas Zayas | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Lane steps in front of the Andrew Smith pass | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Eric Mills snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Eric Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | August Cisowski tips it home | 41-52 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't tip it in | 41-52 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Christopher West knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Roger Maciel connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 44-55 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Richard Burns pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Matthew Lane (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Maciel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Richard Burns connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jim Maciel | 46-57 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Anthony Morin (SF), Daniel King (PF) Eric Mills, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner is hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF) Anthony Morin | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | August Cisowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Raymond Haddix steals it from Christopher West | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | August Cisowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is hacked by Roger Maciel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Ricky Turner | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Jim Maciel is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix - foul #5 on Jim Maciel, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Thomas Zayas (C) Marvin Friedman, Jim Maciel | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-59 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Richard Burns gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by Daniel King - foul #2 on Daniel King, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-59 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on Thomas Zayas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Anthony Morin (SF) Ricky Turner, August Cisowski | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Roger Maciel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG) Marvin Friedman | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Roger Maciel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Daniel King pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Daniel King is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Maciel - foul #4 on Roger Maciel, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF) Anthony Morin | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | August Cisowski takes the ball from Roger Maciel | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski runs out the clock | 55-61 |