| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) SF - William Duerr (fresh) PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) SG - Hans Zan (fresh) SF - Carl Anderson (fresh) PF - Michael Duncan (fresh) C - Jason Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the lay-in | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Duncan | 0-1 |
| 18:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan misses the shot in the paint | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson misses the tip | 0-1 |
| 18:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson tips it in | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dewey Carrier | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is open and buries a runner from the left block | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Hans Zan is called for the reach on Dewey Carrier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hans Zan, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger (SF), George Watson (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Carl Anderson, Michael Duncan, Jason Johnson | |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:22 | Illinois-Chicago | William Duerr is called for the reach on Steve Dillinger - foul #1 on William Duerr, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (PG), Clayton Deming (SG) Donald Horne, Hans Zan | |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger misses the 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) C - John Blackburn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) SG - Clayton Deming (fresh) SF - Steve Dillinger (fairly fresh) PF - George Watson (fairly fresh) C - Adrian Cochran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | John Blackburn gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Hans Zan (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), Michael Duncan (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Michael Ford, Clayton Deming, Steve Dillinger, George Watson, Adrian Cochran | |
| 14:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Horne | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF), David Nance (PF) William Duerr, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne loses the dribble to Dewey Carrier | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert banks in the layup set up by Dewey Carrier | 9-8 |
| 14:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zan - foul #2 on Hans Zan, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (SG) Hans Zan | |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert tips it home | 11-11 |
| 13:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan hits a shot from the left block | 11-13 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Ingram | 11-13 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Anderson - foul #1 on Carl Anderson, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG), William Duerr (SF), Joshua Burke (PF), Benjamin Ross (C) Lee Westmoreland, David Nance, John Blackburn, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger (SG), Henry Hesson (SF), Adam Silberman (C) Clayton Deming, Carl Anderson, Jason Johnson | |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Hesson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Duncan | 12-16 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Brown (fresh) SG - Dewey Carrier (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Dillinger (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Hesson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Duncan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Silberman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Illinois-Chicago | The short jumper by Michael Duncan is denied by Joshua Burke | 14-16 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Duncan - foul #1 on Michael Duncan, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SG), John Blackburn (PF) George Brown, Dewey Carrier, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (PG), Clayton Deming (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), George Watson (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Donald Horne, Steve Dillinger, Henry Hesson, Michael Duncan, Adam Silberman | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-16 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Clayton Deming steals the ball from Daniel Ebbert | 15-16 |
| 10:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Anderson, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (SF), Peter Ingram (C) William Duerr, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger (SF) Carl Anderson | |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 17-16 |
| 09:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Ingram picks off the pass by Steve Dillinger | 17-16 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Michael Ford picks off the pass by Lee Westmoreland in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 09:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran is hacked by Daniel Ebbert - foul #1 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Dewey Carrier (SG), Joshua Burke (PF) Daniel Ebbert, David Nance, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Henry Hesson (SF), Michael Duncan (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Michael Ford, Steve Dillinger, George Watson, Adrian Cochran | |
| 09:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-16 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier clanks a jumper from the left side | 17-16 |
| 08:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Hesson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Hesson - foul #1 on Henry Hesson, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), David Nance (PF), John Blackburn (C) George Brown, William Duerr, Joshua Burke, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger (SF), Adam Silberman (PF) Henry Hesson, Michael Duncan | |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Lee Westmoreland is called for the reach on Steve Dillinger - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Nance (fresh) PF - John Blackburn (fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Deming (tiring) SF - Steve Dillinger (fresh) PF - Adam Silberman (fresh) C - Jason Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Steve Dillinger is called for the reach on David Nance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Dillinger, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | David Nance makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | David Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Ebbert | 23-16 |
| 06:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | John Blackburn comes up short on the floater near the basket | 23-16 |
| 06:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:56 | Illinois-Chicago | David Nance picks off the pass by Steve Dillinger | 23-16 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Nance | 25-16 |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson double dribbles | 25-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Dewey Carrier (SG), William Duerr (SF), Joshua Burke (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland, David Nance, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (PG), Henry Hesson (SF), George Watson (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Donald Horne, Clayton Deming, Adam Silberman, Jason Johnson | |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | William Duerr is hacked by Henry Hesson - foul #2 on Henry Hesson, team foul #8 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG) Henry Hesson | |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 04:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | George Brown is fouled on the floor by Donald Horne - foul #1 on Donald Horne, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (SG), Michael Duncan (PF) Donald Horne, George Watson | |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Michael Ford steals the ball from Dewey Carrier | 26-19 |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming lays it up and in set up by Michael Ford | 26-21 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 28-21 |
| 03:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger hits a driving attempt in the paint | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dewey Carrier (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Duerr (tiring) PF - Joshua Burke (tiring) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Deming (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Steve Dillinger (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Michael Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Cochran (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | George Brown connects on the open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 30-23 |
| 02:58 | Illinois-Chicago | William Duerr is called for the reach on Steve Dillinger - foul #2 on William Duerr, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), John Blackburn (PF), Peter Ingram (C) George Brown, William Duerr, Joshua Burke, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Hans Zan (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), George Watson (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Michael Ford, Clayton Deming, Steve Dillinger, Michael Duncan, Adrian Cochran | |
| 02:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Hans Zan | 30-25 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Anderson - foul #3 on Carl Anderson, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Hesson (SF) Carl Anderson | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram is fouled on the floor by Jason Johnson - foul #1 on Jason Johnson, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan (PF) George Watson | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zan - foul #3 on Hans Zan, team foul #12 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (SG) Hans Zan | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson loses the dribble to Daniel Ebbert | 35-25 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Ebbert | 37-25 |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 00:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 00:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Joshua Burke - foul #1 on Joshua Burke, team foul #7 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Dewey Carrier (SG), David Nance (SF), Benjamin Ross (C) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland, William Duerr, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (PG), Adam Silberman (SF), George Watson (C) Donald Horne, Henry Hesson, Jason Johnson | |
| 00:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Michael Ford is called for the reach on David Nance - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #13 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | David Nance misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | David Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the fullcourt shot | 38-27 |