| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) SF - Michael Sax (fresh) PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) C - Richard Willett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fresh) SG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) PF - Ratko Zand (fresh) C - Scott Wade (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Wade | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean throws it down on a great pass from David Wolfe and the foul's on Ratko Zand - foul #1 on Ratko Zand, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:20 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Michael Sax pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax can't throw it down but the foul's on Ratko Zand - foul #2 on Ratko Zand, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter (PF) Ratko Zand | |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:00 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin misses the jumpshot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Charles Alexander and he's fouled by Michael Hunter - foul #1 on Michael Hunter, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:16 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu misses the jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 18:14 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones misses the tip | 7-2 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Richard Willett gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Wolfe and he's hacked by Scott Wade - foul #1 on Scott Wade, team foul #4 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG), Chuioke Ahumada (C) Dikembe Alu, Scott Wade | |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:29 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin loses the dribble to David Wolfe | 10-2 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | David Wolfe blows the layup | 10-2 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Michael Sax comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Chuioke Ahumada - foul #1 on Chuioke Ahumada, team foul #5 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Richard Willett | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Donelson (SF) Gregory Paulin | |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:07 | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:51 | Seton Hall | James Donelson blows the layup | 10-2 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 10-2 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-2 |
| 16:29 | Seton Hall | James Donelson grabs the board | 10-2 |
| 16:25 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-2 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Michael Sax grabs the board | 10-2 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Michael Sax buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Alexander | 12-2 |
| 16:01 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-2 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the defensive rebound | 12-2 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Hamer (fresh) SF - James Donelson (fresh) PF - Michael Hunter (fairly fresh) C - Chuioke Ahumada (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Charles Alexander - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #1 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (C) Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF), Scott Wade (C) Manuel Jones, Michael Hunter, Chuioke Ahumada | |
| 15:22 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Wade | 12-5 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Gregory Paulin steals it from Richard Willett | 12-5 |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland (PG) Peter Hamer | |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | David Wolfe loses the dribble to Scott Wade | 12-5 |
| 13:44 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu is fouled on the floor by David Wolfe - foul #1 on David Wolfe, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Bill Peck (SF), Vincent Thompson (PF), Charles Ikner (C) David Wolfe, Michael Sax, Ryan Dean, Richard Willett | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), Michael Hunter (PF) Gregory Paulin, James Donelson | |
| 13:28 | Seton Hall | Charles Ikner swats the shot by Justin Sunderland | 12-5 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is hacked by Dikembe Alu - foul #1 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG), Chuioke Ahumada (C) Dikembe Alu, Scott Wade | |
| 12:53 | Seton Hall | Vincent Thompson is called for the reach on Chuioke Ahumada - foul #1 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| 12:46 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones drills a floater from the left wing set up by Peter Hamer and he's fouled by Vincent Thompson - foul #2 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SG), Ryan Dean (PF), Richard Willett (C) Charles Alexander, Vincent Thompson, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 12:46 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Chuioke Ahumada swats the short shot by Michael Sax | 12-8 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline grabs the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Michael Sax is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Sax, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG) Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF), James Donelson (PF), Scott Wade (C) Peter Hamer, Justin Sunderland, Michael Hunter, Chuioke Ahumada | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) SG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Peck (fresh) C - Richard Willett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) PF - James Donelson (fresh) C - Scott Wade (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:41 | Seton Hall | James Donelson can't tip it in | 12-8 |
| 11:40 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Jones | 12-8 |
| 11:24 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin is whistled for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Dean (PF) Bill Peck | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the easy layup | 12-8 |
| 11:06 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:00 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Alu | 12-11 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Sax | 14-11 |
| 10:35 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Wade | 14-14 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | David Wolfe misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Alu - foul #2 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Michael Sax, Richard Willett | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG), Michael Hunter (PF), Chuioke Ahumada (C) Dikembe Alu, James Donelson, Scott Wade | |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | David Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | David Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:14 | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:09 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones is fouled on the floor by Bill Peck - foul #1 on Bill Peck, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland (SG) Manuel Jones | |
| 10:04 | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada misses badly on a shot from close range | 15-14 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | The jumper by Charles Alexander is denied by Gregory Paulin | 15-14 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Peck | 15-14 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean connects on the shot from the baseline | 17-14 |
| 09:04 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Justin Sunderland | 17-17 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is fouled on the floor by Chuioke Ahumada - foul #2 on Chuioke Ahumada, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), James Western (SF) David Wolfe, Bill Peck | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), James Donelson (SF), Scott Wade (C) Justin Sunderland, Gregory Paulin, Chuioke Ahumada | |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:36 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade misses badly on a shot from close range | 19-17 |
| 08:35 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter tips it home | 19-19 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hunter | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 08:05 | Seton Hall | Ryan Dean is called for the reach on Peter Hamer - foul #1 on Ryan Dean, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (SF), Richard Willett (C) James Western, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland (SF) Michael Hunter | |
| 08:05 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:05 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Richard Willett lays it up and in set up by Joseph Cline | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Hamer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Sunderland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Donelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Wade (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer travels with the ball | 21-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (PF) Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin (SF) Peter Hamer | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Richard Willett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 07:13 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:08 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Jones | 21-24 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Michael Sax drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Willett and the foul's on Gregory Paulin - foul #1 on Gregory Paulin, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG) Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter (PF) James Donelson | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Michael Sax makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:25 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter connects on the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Bill Peck - foul #2 on Bill Peck, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Dean (PF) Bill Peck | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG), Thomas Curry (C) Justin Sunderland, Scott Wade | |
| 06:25 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean loses the ball out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Donelson (PF) Thomas Curry | |
| 05:52 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Curry (C) Gregory Paulin | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | David Wolfe makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Cline | 27-27 |
| 05:14 | Seton Hall | Richard Willett steps in front of the James Donelson pass | 27-27 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | James Donelson is called for the reach on Ryan Dean - foul #1 on James Donelson, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), James Western (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Michael Sax, Richard Willett | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland (PG), Joshua Bartelt (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF), Scott Wade (C) Manuel Jones, Peter Hamer, Michael Hunter, Thomas Curry | |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:24 | Seton Hall | James Donelson pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | James Donelson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Scott Wade swats the short shot by Ryan Dean | 27-30 |
| 03:55 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 03:50 | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland's floater is knocked away by Ryan Dean | 27-30 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | David Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Western (fresh) PF - Ryan Dean (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Justin Sunderland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Bartelt (fresh) SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Donelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Wade (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is hacked by Gregory Paulin - foul #2 on Gregory Paulin, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu (SG), Ratko Zand (PF) Joshua Bartelt, James Donelson | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:32 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 03:28 | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland clanks a turnaround in the paint | 28-30 |
| 03:26 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin misses the tip | 28-30 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Wolfe | 31-30 |
| 03:05 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade double dribbles | 31-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG) David Wolfe | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG) Justin Sunderland | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:26 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Ikner - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sax (PF), Richard Willett (C) Ryan Dean, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:26 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:26 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Michael Sax misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 01:56 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:37 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand can't finish the layup | 33-32 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | James Western grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 01:06 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:01 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-32 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Richard Willett gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline blows the layup | 33-32 |
| 00:31 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 00:26 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Richard Willett gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Ratko Zand swats the layup by Joseph Cline | 33-32 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Richard Willett tips it in | 35-32 |
| 00:02 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-34 |