| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ronald Rochon inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | Chris Morrissette steps in front of the Ronald Rochon pass | 30-43 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette is hacked by Carl Krawczyk - foul #1 on Carl Krawczyk, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:05 | Syracuse | George Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood hits the follow up shot | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:39 | LSU | Donald Adams's fadeaway is rejected by George Taylor | 30-45 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | George Taylor gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | George Taylor is hacked by Ronald Rochon - foul #2 on Ronald Rochon, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Louis Borja - foul #3 on Louis Borja, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 18:13 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Louis Borja is blocked by Chris Morrissette | 30-47 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses the easy layup | 30-47 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Donald Adams pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Charles Powers denies the turnaround by Donald Adams | 30-47 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 17:20 | LSU | James Clayton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-47 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-49 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Ronald Rochon blows the layup | 30-49 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | George Taylor pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #1 | 30-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Frank Lopes (PF) James Clayton, Louis Borja | |
| 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 | |
| 16:20 | LSU | Harrison Brooker is called for the reach on Frank Lopes - foul #2 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Timko | 30-49 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Steven Kinman tips it but misses | 30-49 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Steven Timko double dribbles | 30-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:37 | LSU | Steven Kinman clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hale - foul #2 on John Hale, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Powers (PF) Harrison Brooker | |
| 15:37 | LSU | Steven Kinman makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Steven Kinman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Frank Lopes is called for the reach on Steven Timko - foul #2 on Frank Lopes, team foul #4 | 32-49 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Louis Borja (PF) Steven Kinman, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood (SG) John Hale | |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Louis Borja is called for the reach on Charles Powers - foul #4 on Louis Borja, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (PF) Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood scores on a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Donald Adams - foul #1 on Donald Adams, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the free throw | 32-52 |
| 14:40 | LSU | James Clayton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Chris Morrissette - foul #2 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| 14:40 | LSU | James Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 14:40 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Faris | 33-54 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Frank Lopes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Taylor - foul #3 on George Taylor, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Frank Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Frank Lopes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Charles Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, Charles Powers | |
| 13:38 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Krawczyk, team foul #7 | 35-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG) James Clayton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF) Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor | |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | John Hale hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chris Morrissette | 35-57 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Donald Adams hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Rochon | 37-57 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Lopes | 37-57 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Frank Lopes gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Frank Lopes is denied on a layup by Harrison Brooker | 37-57 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Ronald Rochon tips it in | 39-57 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker loses the dribble to Frank Lopes | 39-57 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses badly on a runner near the basket | 39-57 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chris Morrissette | 39-57 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is hacked by Frank Lopes - foul #3 on Frank Lopes, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Frank Laurel (SF), Louis Borja (PF) Steven Kinman, Ronald Rochon, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Chris Morrissette | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Frank Laurel can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 39-59 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Lopes - foul #4 on Frank Lopes, team foul #9 | 39-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Powers (PF) Harrison Brooker | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the board | 39-60 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Laurel (fresh) PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Lopes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | LSU | James Clayton clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-60 |
| 11:32 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Frank Lopes connects on the turnaround near the basket | 41-60 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-60 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | George Taylor tips it home | 41-62 |
| 10:55 | LSU | James Clayton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Timko | 41-62 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Steven Timko comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-62 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 10:16 | LSU | Louis Borja misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-62 |
| 10:14 | LSU | Louis Borja gets the offensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Frank Lopes misses long on a shot from the right side | 41-62 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Charles Powers gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | George Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Timko | 41-65 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Donald Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Clayton | 44-65 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood clanks a jump hook from the left block | 44-65 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Frank Lopes clanks a floater from the right side | 44-65 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Frank Laurel grabs the offensive board | 44-65 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Frank Lopes hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Adams | 46-65 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-65 |
| 08:22 | LSU | James Clayton grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 08:15 | LSU | James Clayton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Steven Timko gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood is fouled on the floor by Frank Lopes - foul #5 on Frank Lopes, team foul #10 | 46-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Ronald Rochon (SF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Donald Adams, Frank Laurel, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Douglas Faris, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Steven Timko | |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 07:41 | LSU | The jump hook by Ronald Rochon is blocked by Harrison Brooker | 46-67 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 46-67 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 46-69 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Ronald Rochon blows the layup | 46-69 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins grabs the board | 46-69 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 46-72 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is fouled on the floor by Chris Morrissette - foul #3 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #6 | 46-72 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), John Hale (SG), Charles Powers (PF) Joseph Smith, Leonard Youngblood, Harrison Brooker | |
| 06:29 | LSU | Ronald Rochon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-72 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses the lay-in | 46-72 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the board | 46-72 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Chris Morrissette steals the ball from James Clayton | 46-72 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Charles Powers connects on the floater from the left wing set up by John Hale | 46-74 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-74 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the board | 46-74 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins's floater is tipped away by Louis Borja | 46-74 |
| 05:17 | LSU | James Clayton snags the defensive board | 46-74 |
| 05:00 | LSU | James Clayton is whistled for a carry | 46-74 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Frank Laurel (PF) James Clayton, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | John Hale clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-74 |
| 04:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Adams | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | LSU | Donald Adams is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Adams, team foul #11 | 46-74 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Steven Kinman is called for the reach on Harrison Brooker - foul #1 on Steven Kinman, team foul #12 | 46-74 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 1st free throw | 46-75 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-76 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Ronald Rochon scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Donald Adams | 48-76 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | John Hale is whistled for traveling | 48-76 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hankins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | LSU | Donald Adams is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hankins - foul #1 on Bruce Hankins, team foul #7 | 48-76 |
| 03:13 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 03:13 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | John Hale scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 50-78 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Steven Kinman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-78 |
| Subs | LSU | Louis Borja (PF) Ronald Rochon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Hankins and he's fouled by Louis Borja - foul #5 on Louis Borja, team foul #13 | 50-80 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Ronald Rochon (SF) Frank Laurel, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the free throw | 50-80 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the rebound | 50-80 |
| 01:54 | LSU | The short jumper by Carl Krawczyk is denied by Harrison Brooker | 50-80 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Donald Adams tips it home | 52-80 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-80 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the tip | 52-80 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Steven Timko tips it in | 52-82 |
| 01:17 | LSU | James Clayton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-82 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-82 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins is whistled for traveling | 52-82 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (PF) Steven Kinman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-82 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Donald Adams is called for the reach on Steven Timko - foul #3 on Donald Adams, team foul #14 | 52-82 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 1st free throw | 52-83 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the 2nd free throw | 52-84 |
| 00:26 | LSU | James Clayton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-84 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker snags the defensive board | 52-84 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith runs out the clock | 52-84 |