| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Kosta Markowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holmes (fresh) PF - Anthony Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young inbounds the ball | 47-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is fouled on the floor by James Holmes - foul #3 on James Holmes, team foul #1 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James McGough (SF) James Holmes | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 49-23 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses the lay-in | 49-23 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson gets the rebound | 49-23 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Jeff Young | 51-23 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #3 on Ernest Battle, team foul #1 | 51-23 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses the 1st free throw | 51-23 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-24 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | John Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 51-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF) John Webb | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (SG), Alva Pilakowski (C) David Davis, Charles Scott | |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-24 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Krueger | 51-24 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Matthew Michell | 53-24 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Jeff Young is called for the reach on Kosta Markowski - foul #1 on Jeff Young, team foul #2 | 53-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Matthew Michell, Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Christopher Newton (C) Kosta Markowski, Anthony Griffith | |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Christopher Newton misses short on a shot from close range | 53-24 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski tips it in | 53-26 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | James Taylor blows the layup | 53-26 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Rucks | 53-26 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | James Taylor knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Krueger and he's fouled by James McGough - foul #2 on James McGough, team foul #2 | 55-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), John Webb (PF) James Rucks, Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Charles Scott (C) Timothy Vernon, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the free throw | 56-26 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Charles Scott blows the layup | 56-26 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-26 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Newton - foul #1 on Christopher Newton, team foul #3 | 56-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Griffith (PF) Christopher Newton | |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 56-26 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh misses the 2nd free throw | 56-26 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Charles Scott pulls down the rebound | 56-26 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Gary Welsh - foul #2 on Gary Welsh, team foul #3 | 56-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Michael Tarpley (C) Gary Welsh, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Charles Scott is whistled for a carry | 56-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Ernest Battle (C) James Rucks, John Webb | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Andrew Wilson and he's fouled by James McGough - foul #3 on James McGough, team foul #4 | 58-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG) Matthew Michell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (SG), James Holmes (SF) Kosta Markowski, James McGough | |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the free throw | 59-26 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | James Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Casillas (PG), Ronald Koonce (SG) David Davis, Timothy Vernon | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Tarpley (fresh) C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Casillas (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ronald Koonce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Holmes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Anthony Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Paul Casillas is called for the reach on Jeff Young in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Casillas, team foul #5 | 59-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG) Paul Casillas | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Koonce - foul #4 on Ronald Koonce, team foul #6 | 59-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Michael Tarpley, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (SG) Ronald Koonce | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-26 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-26 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #2 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #4 | 61-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Gary Welsh (SG) James Rucks, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Christopher Newton (PF) David Davis, Anthony Griffith | |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Gary Welsh steps in front of the James Holmes pass | 61-26 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Christopher Newton steals the ball from Matthew Michell | 61-26 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | James Holmes's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Clifford | 61-26 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Welsh and he's fouled by Charles Scott - foul #1 on Charles Scott, team foul #7 | 63-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Anthony Griffith (PF), Alva Pilakowski (C) Timothy Vernon, Christopher Newton, Charles Scott | |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the free throw | 63-26 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith grabs the board | 63-26 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | James Rucks steps in front of the David Davis pass | 63-26 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell lays it in on a great pass from James Rucks | 65-26 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | James Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jeff Young - foul #2 on Jeff Young, team foul #5 | 65-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG) Matthew Michell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:36 | Auburn | James Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 65-26 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | James Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-27 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | James Rucks hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Wilson | 67-27 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Andrew Wilson takes the ball from David Davis in the backcourt | 67-27 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson lays it up and in | 69-27 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Ernest Battle swats the shot by Anthony Griffith | 69-27 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | James Rucks snags the defensive board | 69-27 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle is denied on a dunk by Anthony Griffith | 69-27 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the offensive board | 69-27 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | John Webb's layup is rejected by Alva Pilakowski | 69-27 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it back up and in | 71-27 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith hits a turnaround from the right block | 71-29 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is fouled on the floor by James Holmes - foul #4 on James Holmes, team foul #8 | 71-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Rucks, Andrew Wilson, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (SG), James McGough (SF), Christopher Newton (PF), Charles Scott (C) Kosta Markowski, James Holmes, Anthony Griffith, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 1st free throw | 72-29 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 2nd free throw | 72-29 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Christopher Newton | 72-29 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-29 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Jeff Young grabs the defensive rebound | 72-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeff Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (tired) SG - Timothy Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McGough (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Christopher Newton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Jeff Young connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Krueger | 75-29 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Michell - foul #1 on Matthew Michell, team foul #6 | 75-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG) David Davis | |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 1st free throw | 75-30 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-31 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford's pass is intercepted by Christopher Newton | 75-31 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Jeffrey Clifford is called for the reach on Kosta Markowski - foul #3 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #7 | 75-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski (PF) Christopher Newton | |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 1st free throw | 75-32 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-33 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Alva Pilakowski denies the turnaround by Gary Welsh | 75-33 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell tips it back up and in | 77-33 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 77-33 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | James McGough grabs the offensive board | 77-33 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James McGough | 77-35 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Markowski - foul #1 on Kosta Markowski, team foul #9 | 77-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), John Webb (PF) Gary Welsh, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Anthony Griffith (PF) Kosta Markowski, Charles Scott | |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 78-35 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-35 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-35 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 78-35 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 78-35 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James McGough - foul #4 on James McGough, team foul #10 | 78-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Taylor, John Webb, Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Ronald Koonce (SF), Christopher Newton (C) Timothy Vernon, James McGough, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 79-35 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-35 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce is hacked by James Rucks - foul #1 on James Rucks, team foul #8 | 80-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeff Young (SF) Matthew Michell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce misses the 1st free throw | 80-35 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Jeff Young pulls down the rebound | 80-35 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Kosta Markowski takes the ball from Andrew Wilson | 80-35 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce banks in the layup set up by Kosta Markowski | 80-37 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Jeff Young is fouled in the backcourt by David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #11 | 80-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (SG), Charles Scott (C) David Davis, Anthony Griffith | |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 1st free throw | 81-37 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Jeff Young makes the 2nd free throw | 82-37 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Clifford - foul #4 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #9 | 82-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 1st free throw | 82-38 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 82-39 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Tarpley | 85-39 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kosta Markowski | 85-42 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Kosta Markowski - foul #2 on Kosta Markowski, team foul #12 | 85-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Casillas (PG), James Holmes (SF), Anthony Griffith (PF), Alva Pilakowski (C) Timothy Vernon, Kosta Markowski, Christopher Newton, Charles Scott | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 86-42 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Tarpley (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Casillas (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Ronald Koonce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Griffith (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alva Pilakowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Auburn | Paul Casillas buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Holmes | 87-44 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford is fouled on the floor by Alva Pilakowski - foul #1 on Alva Pilakowski, team foul #13 | 87-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), Jeff Young (SF) James Rucks, Andrew Wilson, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 88-44 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the 2nd free throw | 88-44 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski snags the defensive board | 88-44 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Jeffrey Clifford is called for the reach on Alva Pilakowski - foul #5 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #10 | 88-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Scott (C) Anthony Griffith | |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 1st free throw | 88-45 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-46 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Jeff Young travels with the ball | 88-46 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski drills a runner from the right block | 88-48 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle banks in the layup and he's hacked by Charles Scott - foul #2 on Charles Scott, team foul #14 | 90-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Webb (PF) Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Griffith (PF) Alva Pilakowski | |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the free throw | 90-48 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith snags the defensive board | 90-48 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Casillas | 90-50 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Welsh | 92-50 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Paul Casillas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 92-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), James Taylor (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF) Gary Welsh, Jeff Young, John Webb | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Newton (C) Charles Scott | |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle is open and scores on a floater in the paint set up by Matthew Michell | 94-50 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #11 | 94-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG) Matthew Michell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (PG) Paul Casillas | |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith makes the free throw | 94-53 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | James Taylor throws it down set up by Ryan Krueger | 96-53 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 96-53 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Griffith | 96-53 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 96-53 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 96-53 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Rucks | 99-53 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | The jump hook by James Holmes is blocked by Ernest Battle | 99-53 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 99-53 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses long on a shot near the basket | 99-53 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Christopher Newton | 99-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Battle (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Timothy Vernon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Koonce (tired) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Holmes (tired) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Griffith (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Newton (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith's dunk attempt is rejected by Ernest Battle | 99-53 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | James Holmes can't tip it in | 99-53 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 99-53 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Newton - foul #2 on Christopher Newton, team foul #15 | 99-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Andrew Wilson, James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Kosta Markowski (SG), Paul Casillas (SF), Alva Pilakowski (PF), Charles Scott (C) Timothy Vernon, Ronald Koonce, James Holmes, Anthony Griffith, Christopher Newton | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 100-53 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 101-53 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Michael Tarpley denies the turnaround by Alva Pilakowski | 101-53 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | David Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 101-53 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 101-53 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley grabs the defensive rebound | 101-53 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Markowski - foul #3 on Kosta Markowski, team foul #16 | 101-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 101-53 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh misses the 2nd free throw | 101-53 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Alva Pilakowski | 101-53 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 101-53 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | David Davis gets the offensive rebound | 101-53 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Paul Casillas clanks a jumper from the right side | 101-53 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski hits the follow up shot | 101-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Kosta Markowski is called for the reach on Gary Welsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kosta Markowski, team foul #17 | 101-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Michael Tarpley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG), James Holmes (SF), Anthony Griffith (PF) Kosta Markowski, Paul Casillas, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 102-55 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 103-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Charles Scott drills a driving attempt from the right block | 103-57 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Young and he's hacked by James Holmes - foul #5 on James Holmes, team foul #18 | 105-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG) Gary Welsh | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Casillas (SF) James Holmes | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the free throw | 105-57 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 105-57 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | John Webb denies the turnaround by Anthony Griffith | 105-57 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Battle | 105-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | John Webb hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 105-57 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Charles Scott pulls down the rebound | 105-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith lays it in | 105-59 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell runs out the clock | 105-59 |