| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathon Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Titsworth (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Merz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | John Titsworth inbounds the ball | 39-18 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Kansas State | Richard Waters is whistled for a carry | 39-18 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-18 |
| 19:35 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Richard Waters | 39-18 |
| 19:18 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy makes the 3 from the left wing set up by John Titsworth | 39-21 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | John Blackburn lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Burke | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 18:39 | Kansas State | Walter Merz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-24 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-24 |
| 18:16 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Walter Merz | 41-24 |
| 17:59 | Kansas State | John Titsworth is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ebbert - foul #1 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 17:40 | Kansas State | Richard Waters's pass is intercepted by Joshua Burke | 41-24 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-24 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke snags the offensive board | 41-24 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Ebbert | 43-24 |
| 16:48 | Kansas State | Richard Waters hits a floater from the right block | 43-26 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 16:11 | Kansas State | Richard Waters hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 45-26 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 45-26 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Ebbert | 47-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathon Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Titsworth (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Walter Merz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Waters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 15:48 | Kansas State | Richard Waters scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Pemberton | 47-28 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is fouled on the floor by Richard Waters - foul #2 on Richard Waters, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke (SG), Bruce Williams (SF), John Payne (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jeffery Pemberton, John Titsworth, Walter Merz, Richard Waters | |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-28 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Dewey Carrier | 47-28 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-28 |
| 14:45 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick grabs the board | 47-28 |
| 14:29 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-28 |
| 14:28 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick grabs the offensive board | 47-28 |
| 14:23 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathon Kennedy and he's hacked by William Duerr - foul #1 on William Duerr, team foul #2 | 47-30 |
| 14:23 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick misses the free throw | 47-30 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the easy layup | 47-30 |
| 14:07 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy grabs the board | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 13:51 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 13:49 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Hardrick | 47-30 |
| 13:28 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jonathon Kennedy | 47-32 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Charlie Dalke is called for the reach on Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on Charlie Dalke, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG), David Nance (SF), John Blackburn (C) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton (SG), Richard Waters (C) Bruce Williams, Ben Hardrick | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert grabs the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Ebbert | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 12:39 | Kansas State | Richard Waters comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Ebbert - foul #2 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Titsworth (SF), Walter Merz (PF) Charlie Dalke, John Payne | |
| 12:39 | Kansas State | Richard Waters makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 12:39 | Kansas State | Richard Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 12:11 | Kansas State | Walter Merz grabs the board | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 12:05 | Kansas State | Richard Waters can't finish the layup | 50-34 |
| 12:04 | Kansas State | Richard Waters tips it but misses | 50-34 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG), William Duerr (SF) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Williams (SF) Jonathon Kennedy | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Nance (fresh) C - John Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Titsworth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Williams (fresh) PF - Walter Merz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Kansas State | William Duerr picks off the pass by Bruce Williams | 50-34 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | William Duerr dunks the ball | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 11:14 | Kansas State | John Titsworth is hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) David Nance | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke (PG), John Payne (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jeffery Pemberton, Walter Merz, Richard Waters | |
| 11:05 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | William Duerr gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | George Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #6 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Benjamin Ross (C) George Brown, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 10:22 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick misses the dunk attempt | 52-34 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier and he's hacked by Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) William Duerr | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy (PG), Jeffery Pemberton (SG), Richard Waters (PF) Bruce Williams, John Titsworth, John Payne | |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the free throw | 55-34 |
| 09:49 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-34 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Ben Hardrick steals the ball from Lee Westmoreland | 55-34 |
| 09:12 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier's pass is intercepted by Jonathon Kennedy | 55-34 |
| 08:38 | Kansas State | Richard Waters hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-36 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross tips it back up and in | 57-36 |
| 08:10 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-36 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 07:42 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick snags the defensive board | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dewey Carrier (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Burke (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathon Kennedy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Dalke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Waters (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Hardrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick loses the ball out of bounds | 57-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), William Duerr (SF), David Nance (PF), John Blackburn (C) Daniel Ebbert, Dewey Carrier, Joshua Burke, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Williams (SG), John Titsworth (SF), Walter Merz (PF), John Payne (C) Jeffery Pemberton, Charlie Dalke, Richard Waters, Ben Hardrick | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | William Duerr can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-36 |
| 07:27 | Kansas State | John Payne pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 07:20 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | John Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | George Brown is hacked by Jonathon Kennedy - foul #3 on Jonathon Kennedy, team foul #4 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is hacked by Jonathon Kennedy - foul #4 on Jonathon Kennedy, team foul #5 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton (SG) Jonathon Kennedy | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | George Brown jams it set up by Dewey Carrier | 59-36 |
| 06:02 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton is fouled on the floor by Dewey Carrier - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #7 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF) George Brown, Dewey Carrier, David Nance | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke (PG), Ben Hardrick (C) John Titsworth, Walter Merz | |
| 06:02 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 06:02 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 59-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | John Blackburn clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 05:47 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 05:36 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-37 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 59-37 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross drills a jumper from the left wing | 61-37 |
| 04:57 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-37 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | William Duerr grabs the board | 61-37 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Duerr | 63-37 |
| 04:27 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke dunks the ball set up by Bruce Williams and he's hacked by Daniel Ebbert - foul #3 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #8 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG), David Nance (SF), Joshua Burke (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Lee Westmoreland, William Duerr, Benjamin Ross, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Titsworth (SF) Jeffery Pemberton | |
| 04:27 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses the free throw | 63-39 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is whistled for traveling | 63-39 |
| 03:50 | Kansas State | John Payne can't finish the layup | 63-39 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Nance | 63-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Nance | 66-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Nance (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Charlie Dalke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Williams (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Titsworth (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Payne (fairly fresh) C - Ben Hardrick (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke is whistled for traveling | 66-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Charlie Dalke is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #2 on Charlie Dalke, team foul #6 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF), John Blackburn (C) David Nance, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy (PG) John Titsworth | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Burke and he's fouled by John Payne - foul #2 on John Payne, team foul #7 | 68-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF) George Brown, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the free throw | 68-39 |
| 02:41 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to John Payne | 68-39 |
| 02:36 | Kansas State | Dewey Carrier is called for the reach on Bruce Williams - foul #4 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #9 | 68-39 |
| 02:36 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-40 |
| 02:36 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 68-40 |
| 02:36 | Kansas State | John Payne grabs the offensive board | 68-40 |
| 02:31 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Williams | 68-42 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-42 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it but misses | 68-42 |
| 02:10 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 68-42 |
| 02:04 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke makes the 3 from the left corner | 68-45 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it in | 70-45 |
| 01:21 | Kansas State | John Blackburn is called for the reach on Ben Hardrick - foul #2 on John Blackburn, team foul #10 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 01:21 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 01:21 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Bruce Williams, team foul #8 | 70-47 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 01:07 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Ben Hardrick | 71-47 |
| 00:53 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | John Blackburn is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bruce Williams - foul #3 on Bruce Williams, team foul #9 | 71-50 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on William Duerr - foul #2 on William Duerr, team foul #11 | 73-52 |
| 00:21 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams makes the free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert runs out the clock | 73-53 |