| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Outland (fresh) SG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Raley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is whistled for a carry | 28-26 |
| 19:25 | Utah | Don Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 28-26 |
| 19:23 | Utah | Joseph Raley tips it home | 30-26 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner's layup is rejected by Joseph Raley | 30-26 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Dean | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by James Outland - foul #1 on James Outland, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:44 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:19 | Utah | Anthony Moats hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner is fouled on the floor by Bernie Mustafa - foul #3 on Bernie Mustafa, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Utah | David Zimmerly (C) Bernie Mustafa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Wolfe | 30-29 |
| 17:49 | Utah | Joseph Raley's layup is rejected by Ryan Dean | 30-29 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Michael Sax gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 16:58 | Utah | Joseph Raley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander connects on the floater from the right block set up by David Wolfe | 30-33 |
| 16:10 | Utah | Charles Alexander steals it from Joseph Raley | 30-33 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander lays it in | 30-35 |
| 15:58 | Utah | Anthony Moats scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Don Johnson | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Outland (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Moats (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Raley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Zimmerly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander buries a jumper in the paint set up by Michael Sax | 33-37 |
| 15:31 | Utah | Michael Sax denies the turnaround by Joseph Raley | 33-37 |
| 15:29 | Utah | James Outland tips it in | 35-37 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Wolfe | 35-39 |
| 15:15 | Utah | Anthony Moats comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 14:48 | Utah | James Outland scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Moats | 38-42 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Wolfe | 38-44 |
| 14:10 | Utah | James Outland can't finish the layup | 38-44 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Joseph Raley swats the layup by Michael Sax | 38-44 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 13:34 | Utah | Ryan Dean is called for the reach on Joseph Raley - foul #3 on Ryan Dean, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG), Thomas Wiedman (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF), Bernie Mustafa (C) James Outland, Anthony Moats, Don Johnson, Joseph Raley, David Zimmerly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (C) Charles Ikner | |
| 13:14 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 13:12 | Utah | Thomas Bell grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 12:50 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa is hacked by Michael Sax - foul #1 on Michael Sax, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson (PF) Ryan Dean | |
| 12:38 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-46 |
| 12:11 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:06 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Thompson - foul #1 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Bill Peck (SF) David Wolfe, Michael Sax | |
| 12:06 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:06 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Thomas Bell steals it from Richard Willett | 42-46 |
| 11:48 | Utah | Thomas Bell banks in the layup | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - David Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wiedman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Kosofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) SG - Charles Alexander (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) PF - Vincent Thompson (fresh) C - Richard Willett (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Bill Peck can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 11:18 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:00 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-46 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Richard Willett tips it home | 46-48 |
| 10:16 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa banks in the layup set up by Thomas Bell | 48-48 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is hacked by Thomas Wiedman - foul #2 on Thomas Wiedman, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG), Anthony Moats (SG), Don Johnson (SF), Joseph Raley (PF), David Zimmerly (C) David Reese, Thomas Wiedman, Thomas Bell, Lawrence Kosofsky, Bernie Mustafa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Ryan Dean (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Charles Alexander, Bill Peck, Vincent Thompson, Richard Willett | |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Michael Sax buries a jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 09:31 | Utah | James Outland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Anthony Moats is called for the reach on Joseph Cline - foul #1 on Anthony Moats, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Michael Sax buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from David Wolfe | 48-52 |
| 08:46 | Utah | David Zimmerly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 48-52 |
| 08:45 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Raley | 48-52 |
| 08:29 | Utah | David Zimmerly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (C) Charles Ikner | |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-52 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Michael Sax can't tip it in | 48-52 |
| 08:00 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Zimmerly | 48-52 |
| 07:44 | Utah | Anthony Moats misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-52 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Outland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Raley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - David Zimmerly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fairly fresh) SG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Michael Sax grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean lays it up and in set up by David Wolfe | 48-54 |
| 06:48 | Utah | James Outland misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Richard Willett - foul #1 on Richard Willett, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Bell (SF), Bernie Mustafa (C) Don Johnson, David Zimmerly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG) Joseph Cline | |
| 06:48 | Utah | James Outland makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:48 | Utah | James Outland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Michael Sax double dribbles | 50-54 |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG), Thomas Wiedman (SG) James Outland, Anthony Moats | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Richard Willett | |
| 06:04 | Utah | Joseph Raley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ryan Dean - foul #4 on Ryan Dean, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF), Vincent Thompson (PF) Michael Sax, Ryan Dean | |
| 06:04 | Utah | Joseph Raley makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:04 | Utah | Joseph Raley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | David Reese is called for the reach on David Wolfe - foul #2 on David Reese, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Don Johnson (SF) Thomas Bell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 05:22 | Utah | The rebound goes to Bernie Mustafa | 52-54 |
| 05:07 | Utah | David Reese scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Don Johnson | 54-54 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 04:50 | Utah | Joseph Raley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:46 | Utah | The short jumper by Don Johnson is denied by Bill Peck | 54-54 |
| 04:45 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Vincent Thompson | 56-56 |
| 04:26 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG), Anthony Moats (SG) David Reese, Thomas Wiedman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Michael Sax (SF), Ryan Dean (PF) David Wolfe, Bill Peck, Vincent Thompson | |
| 04:07 | Utah | James Outland is called for traveling | 56-56 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Outland (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Raley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Utah | Joseph Raley banks in the layup on a great pass from James Outland | 58-56 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Bernie Mustafa steals it from Michael Sax | 58-56 |
| 02:35 | Utah | Anthony Moats is whistled for traveling | 58-56 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG), Richard Willett (C) Joseph Cline, Charles Ikner | |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Michael Sax hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bernie Mustafa - foul #4 on Bernie Mustafa, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:02 | Utah | James Outland hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:45 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:24 | Utah | James Outland is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Don Johnson | 62-57 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | David Wolfe misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | David Wolfe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:46 | Utah | Joseph Raley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Utah | Joseph Raley is fouled in the backcourt by David Wolfe - foul #1 on David Wolfe, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Richard Willett | |
| 00:42 | Utah | James Outland is hacked by Charles Ikner - foul #2 on Charles Ikner, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 00:42 | Utah | James Outland makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:42 | Utah | James Outland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wolfe | 64-60 |
| 00:32 | Utah | Joseph Raley is fouled in the backcourt by David Wolfe - foul #2 on David Wolfe, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:32 | Utah | Joseph Raley makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:32 | Utah | Joseph Raley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | David Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-60 |
| 00:25 | Utah | The rebound goes to Don Johnson | 66-60 |
| 00:22 | Utah | Don Johnson is hacked by Charles Alexander in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Alexander, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| 00:22 | Utah | Don Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:22 | Utah | Don Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | David Wolfe hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Alexander | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Anthony Moats is hacked by David Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Wolfe, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Joseph Raley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:12 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Anthony Moats misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | James Outland takes the ball from David Wolfe | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | Utah | Anthony Moats hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Outland | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | David Wolfe misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-63 |