| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Duerr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene McCornack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Briganti (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Berry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler inbounds the ball | 18-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri | Joshua Burke blocks the short jumper by Bryan Berry | 18-23 |
| 19:44 | Missouri | Bryan Berry tips it in | 18-25 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | William Duerr is whistled for a carry | 18-25 |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Joshua Burke - foul #1 on Joshua Burke, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Bryan Berry - foul #3 on Bryan Berry, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chi Wang (C) Bryan Berry | |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:55 | Missouri | Chi Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 18:38 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 20-27 |
| 18:36 | Missouri | David Briganti tips it home | 20-29 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Chi Wang - foul #1 on Chi Wang, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 18:14 | Missouri | Chi Wang grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 17:45 | Missouri | David Briganti connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-31 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 21-31 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | William Duerr snags the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | William Duerr connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Dewey Carrier | 23-31 |
| 16:46 | Missouri | David Briganti is hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (PF) Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:36 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack travels with the ball | 23-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | William Duerr comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Chi Wang - foul #2 on Chi Wang, team foul #3 | 23-31 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 15:55 | Missouri | Chi Wang lays it up and in and the foul's on Joshua Jorgenson - foul #2 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 15:55 | Missouri | Chi Wang makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene McCornack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Briganti (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is hacked by Chi Wang - foul #3 on Chi Wang, team foul #4 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | Missouri | Bryan Berry (C) Chi Wang | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Briganti - foul #1 on David Briganti, team foul #5 | 25-34 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Bryan Berry snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 14:46 | Missouri | David Briganti misses the lay-in | 26-34 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Bryan Berry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Briganti | 26-37 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 26-37 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | William Duerr tips it in | 28-37 |
| 13:33 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack is hacked by William Duerr - foul #2 on William Duerr, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF), Joshua Burke (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Bryan Berry loses the ball out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kyle Blakney - foul #3 on Kyle Blakney, team foul #6 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chi Wang (C) David Briganti | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Bryan Berry connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clifton Cutler | 30-40 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is denied on a dunk by Bryan Berry | 30-40 |
| 11:41 | Missouri | Bryan Berry gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fresh) SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Berry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler is whistled for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Donald Difiore (PF) Charles Stiles, Elmer Dunphy, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), David Briganti (PF) Kyle Blakney, Chi Wang | |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is fouled on the floor by Darren Morse - foul #1 on Darren Morse, team foul #7 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Parsons (SG) William Duerr | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:42 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack is fouled on the floor by Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG) Keith Parsons | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 10:32 | Missouri | Bryan Berry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-40 |
| 10:31 | Missouri | Bryan Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 10:13 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler lays it in on a nice dish by Darren Morse | 32-42 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-42 |
| 09:43 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 09:33 | Missouri | Joshua Burke is called for the reach on Eugene McCornack - foul #2 on Joshua Burke, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Elmer Dunphy, Donald Difiore, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG), Chi Wang (C) Eugene McCornack, Clifton Cutler | |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Chi Wang is fouled on the floor by Peter Ingram - foul #2 on Peter Ingram, team foul #7 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Brown (SF) David Briganti | |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Chi Wang misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 08:31 | Missouri | Bryan Berry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Stiles - foul #1 on Charles Stiles, team foul #8 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (SG), Clifton Cutler (SF) Darren Morse, Robert Brown | |
| 08:31 | Missouri | Bryan Berry makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:31 | Missouri | Bryan Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy drills a floater from the right wing set up by William Duerr | 36-44 |
| 07:42 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Elmer Dunphy - foul #1 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #9 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Burke (C) Charles Stiles, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Briganti (PF) Chi Wang | |
| 07:42 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 07:42 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Briganti (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Berry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-46 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier tips it in | 38-46 |
| 06:48 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler clanks a turnaround from the left block | 38-46 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 06:03 | Missouri | Benjamin Ross steals it from Bryan Berry | 38-46 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clifton Cutler - foul #1 on Clifton Cutler, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Donald Difiore (PF) William Duerr, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Chi Wang (C) Eugene McCornack, Clifton Cutler, Bryan Berry | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:34 | Missouri | Chi Wang grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 05:14 | Missouri | David Briganti hits a floater from close range | 39-48 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore lays it up and in and he's hacked by David Briganti - foul #2 on David Briganti, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG), Keith Parsons (SG), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, Elmer Dunphy, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | Chi Wang snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney is hacked by Charles Stiles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Stiles, team foul #10 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (SG) Darren Morse | |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Kyle Blakney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-49 |
| 04:00 | Missouri | Robert Brown tips it home | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Chi Wang blocks the short jumper by Donald Difiore | 43-51 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | David Briganti pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fresh) SG - Keith Parsons (fresh) SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Briganti (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack loses the dribble to Donald Difiore | 43-51 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), William Duerr (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Charles Stiles, Keith Parsons, Donald Difiore, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Clifton Cutler (SF), Bryan Berry (PF) Kyle Blakney, Robert Brown, David Briganti | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Darren Morse is called for the reach on William Duerr - foul #2 on Darren Morse, team foul #10 | 43-51 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Chi Wang misses short on a shot from the right block | 44-51 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ross | 44-51 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Clifton Cutler - foul #2 on Clifton Cutler, team foul #11 | 44-51 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:44 | Missouri | Bryan Berry grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 02:44 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:42 | Missouri | Dewey Carrier steals the ball from Eugene McCornack in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier blows the layup | 45-51 |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 02:11 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack travels with the ball | 45-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG), David Briganti (PF) Darren Morse, Chi Wang | |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | William Duerr is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Ross | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Burke - foul #3 on Joshua Burke, team foul #11 | 48-51 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Burke | 50-53 |
| 00:58 | Missouri | Bryan Berry's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Ross | 50-53 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | William Duerr gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack is fouled in the backcourt by William Duerr - foul #3 on William Duerr, team foul #12 | 52-53 |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | William Duerr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Bryan Berry grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Missouri | William Duerr is called for the reach on Bryan Berry in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Duerr, team foul #13 | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Bryan Berry makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:11 | Missouri | Bryan Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Leif Bulinski (SG) Kyle Blakney | |
| 00:04 | Missouri | Dewey Carrier is called for the reach on Bryan Berry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #14 | 52-57 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | Bryan Berry misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | Bryan Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 52-58 |