| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-26 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Rucks | 35-26 |
| 19:11 | Valparaiso | James Johnson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 35-26 |
| 19:09 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses the tip | 35-26 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | James Rucks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Young | 37-26 |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-26 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Luis Koch | 37-26 |
| 17:59 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 17:58 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Gerry Schaible | 37-26 |
| 17:45 | Valparaiso | Ernest Battle is called for the reach on Luis Koch - foul #1 on Ernest Battle, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 17:29 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson loses the dribble to James Rucks | 37-26 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Young | 39-26 |
| 16:53 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SG), Ryan Krueger (SF), Allen Zook (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Matthew Michell, Jeff Young, Carl Brown, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Harris (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), Larry Coronel (C) John Rowe, Gerry Schaible, Luis Koch | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | James Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by David Harris - foul #3 on David Harris, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt (SG) David Harris | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:33 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | James Taylor steps in front of the Donald Bartelt pass | 40-26 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | James Taylor slams it home | 42-26 |
| 15:56 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 42-26 |
| 15:55 | Syracuse | James Rucks gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 15:41 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 15:39 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Jeff Young (SF) James Rucks, Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), David Baier (SG), Gerry Schaible (SF) Daniel Adkinson, Grant Labkovsky, James Johnson | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on David Baier - foul #4 on David Baier, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Harris (SG) David Baier | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #2 on Ernest Battle, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Brown (PF) Allen Zook | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Luis Koch (C) David Harris | |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | James Taylor buries a turnaround from close range | 46-28 |
| 14:31 | Valparaiso | John Rowe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Battle | 46-28 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | James Taylor clanks a floater from the left block | 46-28 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it but misses | 46-28 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the offensive board | 46-28 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the jumper from the right block set up by James Taylor | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:48 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Taylor | 50-28 |
| 13:07 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-28 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | James Taylor is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Ryan Krueger (SF), Allen Zook (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) James Taylor, Jeff Young, Carl Brown, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), David Harris (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), James Johnson (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Donald Bartelt, John Rowe, Gerry Schaible, Larry Coronel, Luis Koch | |
| 12:29 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-28 |
| 12:27 | Valparaiso | James Johnson hits the follow up shot | 50-30 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Grant Labkovsky is called for the reach on Matthew Michell - foul #1 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Grant Labkovsky - foul #2 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #4 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel (C) Joseph Brownlow | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Zook (fresh) C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Harris (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses the easy layup | 52-30 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | James Rucks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Matthew Michell | 54-30 |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Harris | 54-33 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Allen Zook connects on the shot from the right side set up by Ryan Krueger | 56-33 |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-36 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Rucks | 58-36 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Harris and the foul's on Allen Zook - foul #2 on Allen Zook, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Carl Brown (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Ryan Krueger, Allen Zook, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG), Gerry Schaible (SF), Luis Koch (C) David Harris, Grant Labkovsky, Larry Coronel | |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Rucks and the foul's on Luis Koch - foul #2 on Luis Koch, team foul #5 | 60-39 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the free throw | 61-39 |
| 09:29 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt (SG) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 08:59 | Valparaiso | Carl Brown takes the ball from Donald Bartelt | 62-39 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Carl Brown knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by James Taylor | 64-39 |
| 08:38 | Valparaiso | James Rucks picks off the pass by John Rowe in the backcourt | 64-39 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Carl Brown drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jeff Young | 66-39 |
| 08:07 | Valparaiso | James Rucks takes the ball from James Johnson | 66-39 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | James Rucks banks in the layup | 68-39 |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt travels with the ball | 68-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Michael Tarpley (C) James Rucks, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Harris (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), Larry Coronel (PF) Gerry Schaible, James Johnson, Luis Koch | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Tarpley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Harris (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Coronel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-39 |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the board | 68-39 |
| 07:17 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Harris | 68-42 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Carl Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Ryan Krueger (SF), Allen Zook (PF) James Taylor, Jeff Young, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow (C) John Rowe | |
| 06:38 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel can't finish the layup | 68-42 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Krueger | 68-42 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses short on a shot from the left side | 68-42 |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt grabs the defensive rebound | 68-42 |
| 06:04 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 68-45 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley hits the follow up shot | 70-45 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 70-45 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Rucks | 72-45 |
| 05:12 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky double dribbles | 72-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Ernest Battle (C) Matthew Michell, Ryan Krueger, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), Dennis Parent (SF) Donald Bartelt, Grant Labkovsky | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Jeff Young drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Zook | 74-45 |
| 04:36 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-45 |
| 04:34 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Coronel | 74-45 |
| 04:24 | Valparaiso | John Rowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-45 |
| 04:22 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses the tip | 74-45 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Jeff Young grabs the defensive rebound | 74-45 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Brownlow is called for the reach on James Rucks - foul #1 on Joseph Brownlow, team foul #7 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Brown (PF) Allen Zook | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt (C) Joseph Brownlow | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| 03:47 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt blows the layup | 76-45 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Jeff Young gets the rebound | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Carl Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from James Taylor | 78-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Harris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Parent (fresh) PF - Larry Coronel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent misses the dunk attempt | 78-45 |
| 03:14 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Coronel | 78-45 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | David Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky (PF) David Harris | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Carl Brown is hacked by Donald Bartelt - foul #1 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #8 | 78-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley (C) Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Harris (SG) Dennis Parent | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 79-45 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 80-45 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jeff Young - foul #2 on Jeff Young, team foul #5 | 80-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (SF) Jeff Young | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky makes the 1st free throw | 80-46 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 80-47 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Larry Coronel is called for the reach on Carl Brown - foul #3 on Larry Coronel, team foul #9 | 80-47 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 81-47 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 81-47 |
| 02:08 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Larry Coronel | 81-47 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | John Rowe scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Harris | 81-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the floater from the right block | 81-50 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Donald Bartelt | 81-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Michell - foul #2 on Matthew Michell, team foul #6 | 81-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF), Ernest Battle (C) Ryan Krueger, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses the 1st free throw | 81-50 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 81-50 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 81-50 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Harris - foul #4 on David Harris, team foul #10 | 81-50 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 82-50 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Carl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 82-50 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel pulls down the rebound | 82-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel banks in the layup | 82-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Donald Bartelt is called for the reach on Ernest Battle - foul #2 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #11 | 82-52 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 82-52 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 83-52 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 83-52 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt snags the offensive board | 83-52 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel drills a driving attempt in the lane | 83-54 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Rucks runs out the clock | 83-54 |