| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Burzynski (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Thomas Schmitt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Fisher (fresh) PF - Benjamin Haar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Libby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-28 |
| 19:29 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is hacked by Steven Fisher - foul #3 on Steven Fisher, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | Owen Youmans (SF), Justin Kerr (C) Steven Fisher, David Libby | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | August Cisowski buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Christopher Thomas | 42-30 |
| 18:25 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar snags the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 18:12 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Norman Jandreau - foul #3 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Rivers (PG), Arthur Pillow (SG) Richard Burzynski, Thomas Schmitt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 18:12 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:12 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar misses the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:12 | Virginia | Owen Youmans snags the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Troy Rivers hits a jumper in the lane | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith can't tip it in | 45-30 |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 17:23 | Virginia | Troy Rivers misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-30 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 17:04 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Benjamin Haar | 45-30 |
| 16:59 | Virginia | Troy Rivers is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Troy Rivers, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Burzynski (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), James Yoo (SF), Vernon Simone (PF), James Bombard (C) Troy Rivers, Arthur Pillow, Owen Youmans, Benjamin Haar, Justin Kerr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 45-30 |
| 16:32 | Virginia | James Yoo grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 16:20 | Virginia | James Yoo scores on a runner from the left block | 47-30 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher West | 47-32 |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt is hacked by Marvin Friedman - foul #1 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Rivers (PG), Arthur Pillow (SG), Steven Fisher (SF), David Libby (C) Richard Burzynski, Thomas Schmitt, James Yoo, James Bombard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), William Edwards (SF), Norman Jandreau (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher West, August Cisowski, John Geib, Andrew Smith | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Troy Rivers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pillow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Fisher (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Vernon Simone (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Libby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Virginia | David Libby comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Edwards - foul #2 on William Edwards, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG) Eric Mills | |
| 15:48 | Virginia | David Libby misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 15:48 | Virginia | David Libby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Vernon Simone is called for the reach on Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Simone, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-32 |
| 15:30 | Virginia | David Libby gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:24 | Virginia | Steven Fisher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Vernon Simone gets the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:13 | Virginia | Steven Fisher connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Troy Rivers | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is hacked by Troy Rivers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Rivers, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Burzynski (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), James Yoo (PF) Troy Rivers, Arthur Pillow, Vernon Simone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on Richard Burzynski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Justin Kerr (C) David Libby | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), Frederick Koscinski (SF) Christopher Thomas, William Edwards | |
| 14:45 | Virginia | Steven Fisher misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frederick Koscinski - foul #1 on Frederick Koscinski, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| 14:45 | Virginia | Steven Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 14:45 | Virginia | Steven Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frederick Koscinski | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:14 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Norman Jandreau - foul #4 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Owen Youmans (SF), Benjamin Haar (PF), James Bombard (C) Steven Fisher, James Yoo, Justin Kerr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 14:14 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 14:14 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Richard Burzynski is called for the reach on Marvin Friedman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Burzynski, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a driving attempt from close range | 54-39 |
| 13:51 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Frederick Koscinski pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Frederick Koscinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Rivers (PG), Arthur Pillow (SG) Richard Burzynski, Thomas Schmitt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher West, Frederick Koscinski, Thomas Zayas | |
| 13:41 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar blows the layup | 54-39 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Eric Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | August Cisowski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Eric Mills | 54-41 |
| 13:06 | Virginia | Troy Rivers clanks a shot from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | John Geib pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | A charge is called on John Geib - foul #3 on John Geib, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Burzynski (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), James Yoo (SF), Vernon Simone (PF), Justin Kerr (C) Troy Rivers, Arthur Pillow, Owen Youmans, Benjamin Haar, James Bombard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG), William Edwards (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Marvin Friedman, Eric Mills, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith | |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Justin Kerr is whistled for a carry | 54-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Steven Fisher (SF), David Libby (C) James Yoo, Justin Kerr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 11:48 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Simone | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Burzynski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Thomas Schmitt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Steven Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Simone (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Libby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher West (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - John Geib (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 57-45 |
| 11:23 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt misses the easy layup | 57-45 |
| 11:22 | Virginia | Vernon Simone pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 11:09 | Virginia | David Libby buries a runner from the left block | 59-45 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | David Libby denies the turnaround by Thomas Zayas | 59-45 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't tip it in | 59-45 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Rivers (PG), Arthur Pillow (SG), Owen Youmans (SF), Benjamin Haar (PF), Justin Kerr (C) Richard Burzynski, Thomas Schmitt, Steven Fisher, Vernon Simone, David Libby | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Eric Mills (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher Thomas, Christopher West, William Edwards, Thomas Zayas | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Troy Rivers steals the ball from Eric Mills in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| 10:23 | Virginia | Owen Youmans banks in the layup on a nice dish by Troy Rivers | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | August Cisowski can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 10:03 | Virginia | Arthur Pillow gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:50 | Virginia | Troy Rivers is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Eric Mills is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 09:31 | Virginia | Justin Kerr gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:26 | Virginia | Eric Mills picks off the pass by Justin Kerr | 63-48 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Justin Kerr is called for the reach on August Cisowski - foul #1 on Justin Kerr, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Burzynski (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), James Yoo (SF), James Bombard (C) Troy Rivers, Arthur Pillow, Owen Youmans, Justin Kerr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Koscinski (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) August Cisowski, John Geib | |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Eric Mills hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Friedman | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:26 | Virginia | James Yoo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Thomas Schmitt steps in front of the Frederick Koscinski pass | 63-51 |
| 08:00 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 07:59 | Virginia | James Yoo grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:40 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Haar | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Burzynski (tiring) 16 pts. SG - Thomas Schmitt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Yoo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Haar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Bombard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Koscinski (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith is whistled for a carry | 65-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Rivers (PG), Steven Fisher (SG), Owen Youmans (SF), Vernon Simone (PF), Justin Kerr (C) Richard Burzynski, Thomas Schmitt, James Yoo, Benjamin Haar, James Bombard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Norman Jandreau (PF) Marvin Friedman, Eric Mills, Frederick Koscinski, Thomas Zayas | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:13 | Virginia | Steven Fisher misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 65-51 |
| 07:11 | Virginia | Vernon Simone misses the tip | 65-51 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | August Cisowski pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 06:46 | Virginia | Vernon Simone pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Owen Youmans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Pillow (SG), David Libby (C) Steven Fisher, Justin Kerr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | August Cisowski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Troy Rivers misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Haar (PF) Vernon Simone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG), William Edwards (SF) Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski | |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Troy Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Troy Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Eric Mills's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Haar in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:53 | Virginia | Arthur Pillow is called for traveling | 67-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt (SG), James Yoo (SF) Troy Rivers, Owen Youmans | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Christopher West | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Eric Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 05:39 | Virginia | James Yoo grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 05:33 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar is hacked by William Edwards - foul #3 on William Edwards, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Justin Kerr (C) David Libby | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:33 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:33 | Virginia | Benjamin Haar makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Burzynski (PG), Steven Fisher (SF) Arthur Pillow, Benjamin Haar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jarrett (PG), Frederick Koscinski (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Eric Mills, William Edwards, Andrew Smith | |
| 04:52 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt is fouled on the floor by Marvin Friedman - foul #2 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #10 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Vernon Simone (PF), David Libby (C) James Yoo, Justin Kerr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF) Russell Jarrett, Marvin Friedman, Frederick Koscinski | |
| 04:52 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:52 | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Jandreau | 70-54 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Thomas | 70-56 |
| 04:26 | Virginia | David Libby connects on the open floater in the paint | 72-56 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Vernon Simone denies the turnaround by Norman Jandreau | 72-56 |
| 04:10 | Virginia | David Libby snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 04:05 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski is hacked by Christopher Thomas - foul #3 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #11 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Pillow (SG), Owen Youmans (SF), Benjamin Haar (PF) Thomas Schmitt, Steven Fisher, Vernon Simone | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher Thomas, Thomas Zayas | |
| 04:05 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:05 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Benjamin Haar blocks the short jumper by August Cisowski | 73-56 |
| 03:43 | Virginia | David Libby snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:38 | Virginia | David Libby is denied on a layup by Norman Jandreau | 73-56 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to August Cisowski | 73-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Burzynski (tiring) 17 pts. SG - Arthur Pillow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Youmans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Haar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - David Libby (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher West (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - August Cisowski (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Andrew Smith (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is fouled in the backcourt by Owen Youmans - foul #1 on Owen Youmans, team foul #7 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Rivers (PG), James Yoo (PF), Justin Kerr (C) Richard Burzynski, Benjamin Haar, David Libby | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG) Christopher West | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Troy Rivers buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Yoo | 75-58 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith is called for 10 seconds | 75-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Vernon Simone (PF) James Yoo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jarrett (PG), William Edwards (SF) Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski | |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Troy Rivers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Owen Youmans hits the follow up shot | 77-58 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | William Edwards scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Eric Mills and he's fouled by Owen Youmans - foul #2 on Owen Youmans, team foul #8 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Bombard (C) Justin Kerr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG), Thomas Zayas (C) Russell Jarrett, Eric Mills, Andrew Smith | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | William Edwards makes the free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:27 | Virginia | Troy Rivers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Norman Jandreau - foul #5 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #12 | 77-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Koscinski (SF), John Geib (PF) William Edwards, Norman Jandreau | |
| 02:27 | Virginia | Troy Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 02:27 | Virginia | Troy Rivers misses the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 78-61 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Frederick Koscinski buries a jump hook from close range | 78-63 |
| 02:07 | Virginia | Christopher West steals it from James Bombard in the backcourt | 78-63 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher West | 78-65 |
| 02:02 | Virginia | Troy Rivers scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Pillow | 80-65 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-65 |
| Subs | Virginia | Justin Kerr (C) James Bombard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (C) Frederick Koscinski, Thomas Zayas | |
| 01:55 | Virginia | The short jumper by Troy Rivers is denied by John Geib | 80-65 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 80-65 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Thomas | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 01:45 | Virginia | Troy Rivers is hacked by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #13 | 80-68 |
| 01:45 | Virginia | Troy Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:45 | Virginia | Troy Rivers misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | August Cisowski gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Vernon Simone is called for the reach on August Cisowski - foul #2 on Vernon Simone, team foul #9 | 81-68 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:41 | Virginia | Owen Youmans grabs the defensive rebound | 81-68 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on Owen Youmans in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #14 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Owen Youmans makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Owen Youmans misses the 2nd free throw | 82-68 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Justin Kerr gets the offensive rebound | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Arthur Pillow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Smith, team foul #15 | 82-68 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Arthur Pillow makes the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Arthur Pillow misses the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Andrew Smith | 83-68 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marvin Friedman | 83-71 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | Troy Rivers misses long on a floater from the right side | 83-71 |
| 00:54 | Virginia | Arthur Pillow tips it in | 85-71 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-71 |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Justin Kerr snags the defensive board | 85-71 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Troy Rivers clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 85-71 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 85-71 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | John Geib loses the dribble to Arthur Pillow | 85-71 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Arthur Pillow jams it | 87-71 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 87-71 |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Justin Kerr gets the rebound | 87-71 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Arthur Pillow runs out the clock | 87-71 |