| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Arthur Romo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Barrientos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Murdock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Bumpus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Thomas Johnson inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Texas | Michael Barrientos makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | John Hale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 19:20 | Texas | Warren Bumpus grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:53 | Texas | Thomas Johnson travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Warren Bumpus steps in front of the Joshua Savage pass | 41-31 |
| 18:05 | Texas | A charge is called on Warren Bumpus - foul #2 on Warren Bumpus, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris hits the follow up shot | 43-31 |
| 17:23 | Texas | Warren Bumpus misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-31 |
| 17:21 | Texas | Arthur Romo pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:03 | Texas | Frederick Murdock buries a floater in the lane | 43-33 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | John Hale scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 46-33 |
| 16:30 | Texas | Michael Barrientos misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-33 |
| 16:28 | Texas | Warren Bumpus grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:13 | Texas | Frederick Murdock can't finish the layup | 46-33 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | John Hale buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Arthur Romo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Barrientos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Murdock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Bumpus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Texas | Thomas Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Texas | Harris Hughes (SG), John Anderson (SF), Greg Fields (PF), Chad Freeman (C) Michael Barrientos, Thomas Johnson, Frederick Murdock, Warren Bumpus | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | John Hale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-33 |
| 15:26 | Texas | John Anderson pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 15:04 | Texas | Chad Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-33 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the easy layup | 49-33 |
| 14:47 | Texas | Arthur Romo gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 14:21 | Texas | Chad Freeman makes the jumper from the right block | 49-35 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | John Hale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) John Hale | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 13:45 | Texas | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Johnson (SF) John Anderson | |
| 13:33 | Texas | Harrison Brooker swats the layup by Thomas Johnson | 49-35 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith loses the dribble to Arthur Romo | 49-35 |
| 13:06 | Texas | Thomas Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Romo | 49-37 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 49-37 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Greg Fields - foul #1 on Greg Fields, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF) George Taylor, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Texas | Michael Barrientos (SG), Frederick Murdock (PF), Warren Bumpus (C) Harris Hughes, Greg Fields, Chad Freeman | |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 12:12 | Texas | Warren Bumpus jams it | 51-39 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Savage and he's hacked by Michael Barrientos - foul #2 on Michael Barrientos, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Texas | John Anderson (SF) Thomas Johnson | |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Arthur Romo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Barrientos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Anderson (fresh) PF - Frederick Murdock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Bumpus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Texas | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by Arthur Romo | 54-39 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith lays it up and in | 56-39 |
| 11:27 | Texas | Frederick Murdock hits the finger roll | 56-41 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Richard Jones tips it in | 58-41 |
| 10:45 | Texas | Frederick Murdock can't connect on a runner in the lane | 58-41 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 58-41 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Barrientos - foul #3 on Michael Barrientos, team foul #4 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Johnson (PG) Arthur Romo | |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 10:39 | Texas | Warren Bumpus grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 10:10 | Texas | Thomas Johnson loses the dribble to John Hale | 58-41 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 09:44 | Texas | Frederick Murdock pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 09:18 | Texas | Warren Bumpus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-43 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by George Taylor | 60-43 |
| 08:45 | Texas | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harrison Brooker - foul #2 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #2 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Texas | Arthur Romo (PG), Harris Hughes (SG), Greg Fields (PF), Chad Freeman (C) Michael Barrientos, John Anderson, Frederick Murdock, Warren Bumpus | |
| 08:45 | Texas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:45 | Texas | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | John Hale scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 63-45 |
| 08:21 | Texas | Douglas Faris takes the ball from Arthur Romo in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Richard Jones is hacked by Harris Hughes - foul #2 on Harris Hughes, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | John Hale misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 07:59 | Texas | Greg Fields snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Arthur Romo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harris Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Greg Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Texas | Chad Freeman misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-45 |
| 07:37 | Texas | Greg Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 07:24 | Texas | Greg Fields hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) George Taylor | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 07:24 | Texas | Greg Fields makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 07:24 | Texas | Greg Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 06:50 | Texas | Thomas Johnson is denied on a layup by Ronald Hillman | 66-47 |
| 06:49 | Texas | Greg Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 06:20 | Texas | Arthur Romo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #4 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Texas | Michael Barrientos (SG), John Anderson (SF), Frederick Murdock (PF), Warren Bumpus (C) Harris Hughes, Thomas Johnson, Greg Fields, Chad Freeman | |
| 06:20 | Texas | Arthur Romo misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 06:20 | Texas | Arthur Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled on the floor by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #6 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-48 |
| 05:28 | Texas | Frederick Murdock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Taylor - foul #4 on George Taylor, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG) Douglas Faris | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 05:28 | Texas | Frederick Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:28 | Texas | Frederick Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman's pass is intercepted by Frederick Murdock | 66-50 |
| 04:52 | Texas | John Anderson hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Romo | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | George Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 04:31 | Texas | Frederick Murdock grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 04:11 | Texas | Frederick Murdock is fouled on the floor by Harrison Brooker - foul #3 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), John Hale (SG), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, George Taylor, Ronald Hillman, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Texas | Harris Hughes (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF), Greg Fields (PF), Chad Freeman (C) Michael Barrientos, John Anderson, Frederick Murdock, Warren Bumpus | |
| 03:53 | Texas | Thomas Johnson banks in the layup | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Arthur Romo (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harris Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Greg Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Johnson steps in front of the Harrison Brooker pass | 66-54 |
| 03:13 | Texas | Greg Fields misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-54 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Richard Jones gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | John Hale comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker tips it in | 68-54 |
| 02:19 | Texas | Thomas Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Douglas Faris - foul #2 on Douglas Faris, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), George Taylor (SF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Texas | John Anderson (SF) Arthur Romo | |
| 02:19 | Texas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:19 | Texas | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the easy layup | 68-56 |
| 01:53 | Texas | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:46 | Texas | Thomas Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 68-56 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | John Hale knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by George Taylor | 71-56 |
| 01:20 | Texas | Thomas Johnson buries a jumper from the right block | 71-58 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | John Hale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 00:50 | Texas | The rebound goes to Chad Freeman | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:46 | Texas | Chad Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Hale - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) John Hale | |
| Subs | Texas | Arthur Romo (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 00:46 | Texas | Chad Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:46 | Texas | Chad Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | John Anderson is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #3 on John Anderson, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:24 | Texas | Chad Freeman pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| 00:19 | Texas | John Anderson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Smith | 72-58 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | George Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 74-58 |
| 00:10 | Texas | John Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-58 |
| 00:08 | Texas | Chad Freeman snags the offensive board | 74-58 |
| 00:04 | Texas | Chad Freeman makes the jump hook from the baseline | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith runs out the clock | 74-60 |