| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Banks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Schorr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Drazen Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 32-32 |
| 19:07 | Georgetown | Richard Banks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Drazen Zimmerman - foul #1 on Drazen Zimmerman, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), George Taylor (SF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Cutts - foul #3 on Kenneth Cutts, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:30 | Georgetown | Tom Schorr gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:06 | Georgetown | Richard Banks double dribbles | 33-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Douglas Faris | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | John Hale misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | Georgetown | Tom Schorr is called for 3 seconds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) John Hale | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | George Taylor is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on George Taylor, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Douglas Faris | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 16:52 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Drazen Zimmerman picks off the pass by George Taylor in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 16:24 | Georgetown | Richard Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | John Hale is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Banks - foul #1 on Richard Banks, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Joseph Smith, John Hale | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Michael Allshouse (SF), William Wester (C) Harry Nickerson, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman's pass is intercepted by Michael Allshouse | 35-35 |
| 15:41 | Georgetown | Richard Banks can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Timko | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Timko (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Banks (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Allshouse (fresh) PF - Tom Schorr (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Wester (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG) Douglas Faris, Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Varner (SG), Thomas Abarca (PF) Richard Banks, Tom Schorr | |
| 15:20 | Georgetown | Michael Allshouse buries a shot from the right side | 35-37 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 35-37 |
| 14:56 | Georgetown | William Wester grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 14:34 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts's layup is rejected by Joshua Savage | 35-37 |
| 14:33 | Georgetown | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Abarca | 35-37 |
| 14:10 | Georgetown | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Varner is blocked by Steven Timko | 35-37 |
| 14:09 | Georgetown | Thomas Abarca gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:49 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner makes the floater from the right side | 35-39 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | William Wester is called for the reach on Steven Timko in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Wester, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, George Taylor, Joshua Savage, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Richard Banks (SG), Harry Nickerson (SF), Tom Schorr (PF), Drazen Zimmerman (C) Kenneth Cutts, Anthony Varner, Michael Allshouse, Thomas Abarca, William Wester | |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | John Hale loses the dribble to Roger Ragsdale | 35-39 |
| 13:16 | Georgetown | Richard Banks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 13:15 | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 13:03 | Georgetown | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Tom Schorr - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SG), Joshua Savage (PF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Harrison Brooker, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 12:38 | Georgetown | Richard Banks buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Banks - foul #2 on Richard Banks, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Richard Jones (C) George Taylor, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Varner (SG), Fred Pabon (SF), Johnny Garay (C) Richard Banks, Harry Nickerson, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 38-41 |
| 11:46 | Georgetown | Richard Jones steps in front of the Fred Pabon pass | 38-41 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Richard Banks (SG), Harry Nickerson (SF), Thomas Abarca (PF) Roger Ragsdale, Anthony Varner, Fred Pabon, Tom Schorr | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Timko (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Nickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Abarca (fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnny Garay (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman (C) Johnny Garay | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 10:42 | Georgetown | Richard Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harrison Brooker | 38-41 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | George Taylor buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Douglas Faris | 40-41 |
| 10:10 | Georgetown | Richard Banks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | John Hale's pass is intercepted by Richard Banks | 40-41 |
| 09:55 | Georgetown | Richard Banks lays it up and in | 40-43 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Banks - foul #3 on Richard Banks, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF) John Hale, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Varner (SG), Michael Allshouse (SF), Tom Schorr (PF), Johnny Garay (C) Richard Banks, Harry Nickerson, Thomas Abarca, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Faris | 42-43 |
| 09:14 | Georgetown | Tom Schorr is hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #4 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Richard Jones (C) Douglas Faris, Ronald Hillman, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Wester (C) Tom Schorr | |
| 08:49 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | John Hale is hacked by Anthony Varner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Varner, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Steven Timko (C) Joseph Smith, George Taylor, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Fred Pabon (SF), Tom Schorr (PF) Michael Allshouse, Johnny Garay | |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | John Hale misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:44 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 08:17 | Georgetown | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on Anthony Varner - foul #5 on Joshua Savage, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF) Douglas Faris, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Drazen Zimmerman (C) Kenneth Cutts, William Wester | |
| 07:59 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Fred Pabon - foul #4 on Fred Pabon, team foul #8 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) John Hale, George Taylor, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Banks (SG), Thomas Abarca (PF) Anthony Varner, Tom Schorr | |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:16 | Georgetown | Richard Banks drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Abarca | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Roger Ragsdale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Pabon (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Thomas Abarca (fresh) 4 reb. C - Drazen Zimmerman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Abarca - foul #2 on Thomas Abarca, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), George Taylor (SF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Harry Nickerson (SF), Tom Schorr (PF), Johnny Garay (C) Roger Ragsdale, Fred Pabon, Thomas Abarca, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:35 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Timko - foul #2 on Steven Timko, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Wester (C) Tom Schorr | |
| 06:35 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:35 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | John Hale scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 05:54 | Georgetown | Richard Banks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | John Hale connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Faris | 51-47 |
| 05:29 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts misses long on a floater from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Timko | 51-47 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harrison Brooker | 54-47 |
| 04:51 | Georgetown | Richard Banks buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Cutts | 54-50 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker tips it back up and in | 56-50 |
| 04:03 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Garay | 56-52 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses the easy layup | 56-52 |
| 03:35 | Georgetown | Richard Banks gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:08 | Georgetown | Richard Banks misses badly on a shot from the left side | 56-52 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Hale (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Taylor (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harrison Brooker (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Timko (tiring) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Banks (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Nickerson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Garay (tiring) C - William Wester (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris connects on the floater from the left side set up by John Hale | 58-52 |
| 02:50 | Georgetown | Georgetown calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) John Hale, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Varner (SG), Michael Allshouse (SF), Tom Schorr (PF), Drazen Zimmerman (C) Richard Banks, Harry Nickerson, Johnny Garay, William Wester | |
| 02:34 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-52 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Richard Jones hits the easy wide open finger roll | 60-52 |
| 02:02 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-52 |
| 02:01 | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 63-54 |
| 01:15 | Georgetown | Michael Allshouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Joseph Smith, Steven Timko | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Banks (SG), Harry Nickerson (SF) Anthony Varner, Michael Allshouse | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:51 | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| 00:45 | Georgetown | Richard Banks travels with the ball | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Banks - foul #4 on Richard Banks, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:39 | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman is hacked by John Hale - foul #1 on John Hale, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| 00:39 | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:39 | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Richard Banks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Banks, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Varner (SG) Richard Banks | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:31 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | John Hale is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Varner - foul #2 on Anthony Varner, team foul #12 | 67-56 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | John Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:23 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris runs out the clock | 69-56 |