| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Joseph Aguilera (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Means (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Shrader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ahner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Lester (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 26-39 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs grabs the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Derrick Fong is blocked by Joey Lester | 26-39 |
| 19:16 | Washington | Joey Lester grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:56 | Washington | Wayne Means is hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #3 on Stuart Ried, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 18:41 | Washington | The jump hook by Joey Lester is blocked by Derrick Fong | 26-39 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joey Lester - foul #2 on Joey Lester, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:58 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cesar Gallo | 28-39 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 28-39 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Wayne Means is called for the reach on Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Wayne Means, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joey Lester - foul #3 on Joey Lester, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Washington | Tom Ross (C) Joey Lester | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Peter Bad works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 28-39 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 16:04 | Washington | Richard Ahner drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Means and he's hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Washington | Charles Vaughn (SG), Jacob Stringer (SF) Wayne Means, Ted Shrader | |
| 16:04 | Washington | Richard Ahner makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Joseph Aguilera (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Stringer (fresh) PF - Richard Ahner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Ross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett's 3 pointer is rejected by Jacob Stringer | 30-42 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 15:12 | Washington | Charles Vaughn gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:43 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 14:41 | Washington | Tom Ross tips it in | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Jacob Stringer steals the ball from Cesar Gallo | 30-44 |
| 14:03 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Washington | Wayne Means (SG), Ted Shrader (SF), Joey Lester (C) Charles Vaughn, Jacob Stringer, Tom Ross | |
| 14:03 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 14:03 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 13:42 | Washington | Joey Lester pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 13:23 | Washington | Jeffrey Fuchs steps in front of the Joey Lester pass | 30-46 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Robert Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| 12:52 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Ahner | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the lay-in | 30-48 |
| 12:34 | Washington | Ted Shrader grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 12:29 | Washington | Robert Woods is called for the reach on Joseph Aguilera - foul #1 on Robert Woods, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 12:24 | Washington | Joey Lester comes up short on the shot from close range | 30-48 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs buries a 3 from straight away set up by Bruce Shreve | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Joseph Aguilera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Means (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Shrader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ahner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Lester (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Washington | Joey Lester scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-50 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's pass is intercepted by Wayne Means | 33-50 |
| 11:05 | Washington | Jeffrey Fuchs steals it from Joseph Aguilera | 33-50 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-50 |
| 10:34 | Washington | Joey Lester misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 36-50 |
| 10:33 | Washington | Richard Ahner snags the offensive board | 36-50 |
| 10:19 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 10:18 | Washington | Richard Ahner tips it in | 36-52 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong buries a fadeaway from the right block | 38-52 |
| 09:34 | Washington | Peter Bad swats the layup by Ted Shrader | 38-52 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Joey Lester blocks the jumper by Bruce Shreve | 38-52 |
| 09:12 | Washington | Wayne Means pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 08:55 | Washington | Joey Lester connects on the shot in the lane set up by Joseph Aguilera and the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #4 on Stuart Ried, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Washington | Geoffrey Creed (PG), Charles Vaughn (SG), Jacob Stringer (SF), Anthony Helsel (PF) Joseph Aguilera, Wayne Means, Ted Shrader, Richard Ahner | |
| 08:55 | Washington | Joey Lester makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-55 |
| 08:39 | Washington | Jacob Stringer snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 08:15 | Washington | Joey Lester misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 08:13 | Washington | Joey Lester gets the offensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 07:55 | Washington | Joey Lester buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Vaughn | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Geoffrey Creed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Stringer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Helsel (fresh) C - Joey Lester (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Joey Lester takes the ball from Paul Bramblett | 38-57 |
| 07:31 | Washington | Joey Lester misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Allen Midgette, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Washington | Joseph Aguilera (PG), Ted Shrader (SF) Geoffrey Creed, Jacob Stringer | |
| 07:31 | Washington | Joey Lester makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:31 | Washington | Joey Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Peter Bad shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-59 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo tips it back up and in | 40-59 |
| 06:39 | Washington | Joey Lester hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 40-59 |
| 06:37 | Washington | Ted Shrader can't tip it in | 40-59 |
| 06:35 | Washington | Anthony Helsel tips it back up and in | 40-61 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 42-61 |
| 06:04 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-61 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 42-61 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is denied on a layup by Anthony Helsel | 42-61 |
| 05:55 | Washington | Joey Lester grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 05:55 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Russell Jolley, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Washington | Wayne Means (SG), Richard Ahner (PF), Tom Ross (C) Charles Vaughn, Anthony Helsel, Joey Lester | |
| 05:42 | Washington | Ted Shrader lays it up and in set up by Tom Ross | 42-63 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Shreve and he's hacked by Wayne Means - foul #3 on Wayne Means, team foul #4 | 44-63 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:08 | Washington | Ted Shrader is fouled on the floor by Stuart Ried - foul #5 on Stuart Ried, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 05:08 | Washington | Ted Shrader makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:08 | Washington | Ted Shrader misses the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 45-64 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Peter Bad slams it home over the doubleteam | 47-64 |
| 04:43 | Washington | Joseph Aguilera clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bruce Shreve | 47-64 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Peter Bad | 49-64 |
| 04:00 | Washington | Ted Shrader misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Ted Shrader is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Ted Shrader, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Joseph Aguilera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wayne Means (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ted Shrader (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ahner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Tom Ross - foul #2 on Tom Ross, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Washington | Geoffrey Creed (PG), Charles Vaughn (SG), Jacob Stringer (SF), Anthony Helsel (PF) Joseph Aguilera, Wayne Means, Ted Shrader, Richard Ahner | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:14 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 03:12 | Washington | Anthony Helsel gets the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:54 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong clanks a runner from close range | 51-64 |
| 02:36 | Washington | The rebound goes to Tom Ross | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Washington | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on Tom Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 02:35 | Washington | Tom Ross makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:35 | Washington | Tom Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cesar Gallo | 51-65 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo is hacked by Jacob Stringer - foul #2 on Jacob Stringer, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:11 | Washington | Tom Ross snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 02:08 | Washington | Tom Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Jolley - foul #2 on Russell Jolley, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| 02:08 | Washington | Tom Ross makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:08 | Washington | Tom Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the floater from the left side set up by Paul Bramblett | 54-67 |
| 01:48 | Washington | Paul Bramblett is called for the reach on Geoffrey Creed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| 01:48 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:48 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-69 |
| 01:33 | Washington | Tom Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #11 | 54-69 |
| 01:28 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:28 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed misses the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:28 | Washington | Tom Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 01:04 | Washington | Russell Jolley picks off the pass by Jacob Stringer | 54-70 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the easy layup | 54-70 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette snags the offensive board | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is whistled for a carry | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Washington | Robert Woods blocks the short jumper by Geoffrey Creed | 54-70 |
| 00:34 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed gets the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:12 | Washington | Charles Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Russell Jolley - foul #3 on Russell Jolley, team foul #12 | 54-70 |
| 00:12 | Washington | Charles Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:12 | Washington | Charles Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette tips it in | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Washington | Geoffrey Creed runs out the clock | 56-71 |