| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Cloer (fresh) 10 pts. C - Martin Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun inbounds the ball | 20-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs can't finish the layup | 20-39 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs grabs the board | 20-39 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-39 |
| 19:08 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun grabs the board | 20-39 |
| 19:02 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-39 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 20-39 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-39 |
| 18:38 | Boston College | Jeffrey Fuchs takes the ball from Martin Jacobs | 20-39 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 22-39 |
| 18:17 | Boston College | Bruce Shreve steals it from Todd Cloer | 22-39 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Shreve | 24-39 |
| 17:56 | Boston College | Neil Brewer is fouled on the floor by Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 17:38 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 24-39 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses short on a shot from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Peter Bad gets the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a runner in the lane | 26-39 |
| 16:43 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Lunn | 26-41 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Todd Cloer steps in front of the Stuart Ried pass | 26-41 |
| 15:54 | Boston College | Derrick Fong steals the ball from Todd Cloer | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neil Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Cloer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Martin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried clanks a jumper near the basket | 26-41 |
| 15:34 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Todd Cloer | 26-41 |
| 15:18 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 15:17 | Boston College | Neil Brewer grabs the offensive board | 26-41 |
| 14:53 | Boston College | Derrick Fong swats the short shot by Ernest Rathbun | 26-41 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 26-41 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Derrick Fong | 28-41 |
| 14:24 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Robert Woods (C) Bruce Shreve, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Swoope (PG), Michael Bennett (SG), Ken Thornhill (PF), Joseph Loveless (C) Kenneth Lunn, Neil Brewer, Todd Cloer, Martin Jacobs | |
| 14:24 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:24 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 14:03 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:36 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 13:34 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless tips it in | 28-44 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong clanks a jump hook in the paint | 28-44 |
| 13:13 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 12:53 | Boston College | Peter Bad denies the turnaround by Ken Thornhill | 28-44 |
| 12:52 | Boston College | Donald Swoope tips it back up and in | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs double dribbles | 28-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Larry Thorn (SF) Donald Swoope, Ernest Rathbun | |
| 12:15 | Boston College | Larry Thorn is hacked by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Martin Jacobs (C) Joseph Loveless | |
| 11:55 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Larry Thorn | 28-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bennett (fresh) SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's layup is rejected by Martin Jacobs | 28-48 |
| 11:45 | Boston College | Michael Bennett grabs the board | 28-48 |
| 11:24 | Boston College | Larry Thorn comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-48 |
| 11:22 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs can't tip it in | 28-48 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Peter Bad comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Bennett - foul #1 on Michael Bennett, team foul #1 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Neil Brewer (SG), Todd Cloer (PF) Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill | |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 10:49 | Boston College | Michael Bennett misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 29-48 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Peter Bad double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 29-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Thorn (SF), Joseph Loveless (C) Michael Bennett, Martin Jacobs | |
| 10:09 | Boston College | Todd Cloer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bruce Shreve | 29-48 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-48 |
| 09:33 | Boston College | Todd Cloer scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Neil Brewer | 31-50 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 09:11 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| 08:47 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn is whistled for a carry | 31-50 |
| 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 | Boston College | Donald Swoope (PG), Ernest Rathbun (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Kenneth Lunn, Larry Thorn, Todd Cloer, Joseph Loveless | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't finish the layup | 31-50 |
| 08:33 | Boston College | Neil Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Donald Swoope drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Neil Brewer | 31-52 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-52 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette gets the offensive rebound | 31-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fresh) C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-52 |
| 07:36 | Boston College | Neil Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 07:31 | Boston College | Donald Swoope is fouled on the floor by Paul Bramblett - foul #2 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (SG) Neil Brewer | |
| 07:11 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun is hacked by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #5 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 06:48 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 31-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Todd Cloer (PF) Donald Swoope, Ken Thornhill | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett loses the ball out of bounds | 31-52 |
| 06:16 | Boston College | Todd Cloer makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Bennett | 31-54 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 34-54 |
| 05:35 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs can't finish the layup | 34-54 |
| 05:33 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 34-54 |
| 05:17 | Boston College | Todd Cloer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-54 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the offensive board | 34-54 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Martin Jacobs - foul #1 on Martin Jacobs, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Neil Brewer (SG), Ken Thornhill (PF), Joseph Loveless (C) Ernest Rathbun, Todd Cloer, Martin Jacobs | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 04:37 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Robert Woods gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette knocks in the shot from the right side | 37-54 |
| 04:07 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Bennett | 37-57 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is whistled for traveling | 37-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Steven (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Swoope (PG), Ernest Rathbun (SF) Kenneth Lunn, Michael Bennett | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Jolley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Steven (fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Boston College | Donald Swoope lays it in on a great pass from Neil Brewer and he's hacked by Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #6 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Todd Cloer (PF) Ken Thornhill | |
| 03:34 | Boston College | Donald Swoope makes the free throw | 37-60 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-60 |
| 03:15 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun can't finish the layup | 37-60 |
| 03:14 | Boston College | Donald Swoope grabs the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 03:00 | Boston College | Donald Swoope loses the ball out of bounds | 37-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Martin Jacobs (C) Joseph Loveless | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-60 |
| 02:39 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun grabs the board | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:22 | Boston College | Todd Cloer misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 37-60 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Steven pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 02:01 | Boston College | Todd Cloer grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 01:41 | Boston College | Todd Cloer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Steven | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG) Donald Swoope | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Kenneth Lunn picks off the pass by Robert Woods | 37-60 |
| 01:02 | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 01:01 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs can't tip it in | 37-60 |
| 01:00 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses the tip | 37-60 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette blows the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Rathbun - foul #2 on Ernest Rathbun, team foul #3 | 37-60 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Neil Brewer is fouled on the floor by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #7 | 39-60 |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Neil Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Todd Cloer grabs the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn runs out the clock | 39-60 |