| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) SG - John Hale (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SG - Garland Hughes (fresh) SF - Robert Anderson (fresh) PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) C - Lonnie Shrum (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Richard Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Richard Jones tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Florida | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Florida | Patrick Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Florida | Garland Hughes snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Florida | Michael Bunn hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Garland Hughes | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Florida | The rebound goes to Lonnie Shrum | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Florida | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Florida | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Florida | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Hale and he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Florida | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Douglas Faris | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 17:17 | Florida | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Florida | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | George Taylor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Florida | George Taylor is called for the reach on Garland Hughes - foul #2 on George Taylor, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF) George Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 16:34 | Florida | Michael Bunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith is hacked by Lonnie Shrum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lonnie Shrum, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:54 | Florida | Patrick Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum tips it in | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) C - Steven Timko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SG - Garland Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Shrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Lonnie Shrum steals it from Joseph Smith | 5-7 |
| 15:31 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum steps out of bounds on the sideline | 5-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Douglas Faris, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | John Hale misses the 3 from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:42 | Florida | Garland Hughes buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 5-9 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Florida | Steven Timko swats the layup by Robert Anderson | 7-9 |
| 14:12 | Florida | Michael Bunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:54 | Florida | Patrick Smith double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Joshua Savage (PF) Joseph Smith, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Anderson (C) Lonnie Shrum | |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on a jump hook from close range | 7-9 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | John Hale tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | John Hale snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is hacked by Garland Hughes - foul #1 on Garland Hughes, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Harrison Brooker (SF) John Hale, Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Florida | Hugo Pendleton (PF) Michael Bunn | |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 9-9 |
| 12:50 | Florida | Patrick Smith loses the dribble to Douglas Faris | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is hacked by Robert Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF) Garland Hughes, Robert Anderson | |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Hillman | 12-9 |
| 12:14 | Florida | Patrick Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Faris | 12-9 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | John Hale misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:04 | Florida | Hugo Pendleton pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:37 | Florida | Stephen Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (tiring) SG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) SF - Gerald Baldwin (fresh) PF - Hugo Pendleton (fresh) C - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | John Hale clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | John Hale's pass is intercepted by Gerald Baldwin | 12-9 |
| 10:36 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | John Hale is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 15-9 |
| 10:05 | Florida | Patrick Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Harrison Brooker (SF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SG), Michael Bunn (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Stephen Anderson, Hugo Pendleton, Robert Anderson | |
| 10:05 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:05 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses long on a shot from the right side | 15-10 |
| 09:44 | Florida | Garland Hughes snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:25 | Florida | Patrick Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harrison Brooker - foul #1 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Douglas Faris | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:25 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:25 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | John Hale is hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG) Patrick Smith | |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | John Hale misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 08:40 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:20 | Florida | Stephen Anderson is hacked by John Hale - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 08:05 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Stephen Anderson is called for the reach on Douglas Faris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris loses the dribble to Stephen Anderson | 15-11 |
| 07:44 | Florida | Garland Hughes banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Anderson | 15-13 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harrison Brooker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Timko (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garland Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Baldwin (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Bunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Shrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Baldwin | 17-15 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 06:59 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 06:36 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Steven Timko gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is hacked by Gerald Baldwin - foul #1 on Gerald Baldwin, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF) Douglas Faris, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Robert Anderson (SF), Hugo Pendleton (PF), Robert Anderson (C) Garland Hughes, Gerald Baldwin, Michael Bunn, Lonnie Shrum | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:15 | Florida | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 05:50 | Florida | Robert Anderson knocks in the shot from the right side | 17-17 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | John Hale misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker tips it in | 19-17 |
| 05:21 | Florida | Stephen Anderson drills a shot from the left side set up by Hugo Pendleton | 19-19 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Harrison Brooker | 19-19 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | John Hale is hacked by Stephen Anderson - foul #2 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SG) Stephen Anderson | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:30 | Florida | Patrick Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Garland Hughes | 21-21 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | George Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (PF) Hugo Pendleton | |
| 04:15 | Florida | Loren Marshall clanks a jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 04:14 | Florida | Garland Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:51 | Florida | Robert Anderson misses long on a floater from the left side | 21-21 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Steven Timko gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 23-21 |
| 03:14 | Florida | Loren Marshall loses the dribble to John Hale | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Timko (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Garland Hughes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Marshall (fresh) C - Robert Anderson (tiring) | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Robert Anderson takes the ball from George Taylor in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 03:11 | Florida | Patrick Smith blows the layup | 23-21 |
| 03:09 | Florida | Patrick Smith snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 02:53 | Florida | Loren Marshall's pass is intercepted by Joshua Savage | 23-21 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | John Hale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 02:34 | Florida | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:16 | Florida | Robert Anderson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Smith | 23-23 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Loren Marshall steps in front of the Steven Timko pass | 23-23 |
| 01:31 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hale - foul #2 on John Hale, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) Douglas Faris, John Hale, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Michael Bunn (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Patrick Smith, Loren Marshall, Robert Anderson | |
| 01:31 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:31 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Florida | Gerald Baldwin (SF) Garland Hughes | |
| 01:03 | Florida | Michael Bunn clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF) John Hale | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| 01:03 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 01:03 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman's pass is intercepted by Stephen Anderson in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 00:37 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Timko (PF) Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 00:37 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 00:37 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Richard Jones tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum scores on a jump hook from close range | 25-28 |