| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Nesbitt (fresh) SG - Terry Eastham (fresh) SF - William Swanson (fresh) PF - Albert McVeigh (fresh) C - August Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) SF - Jeff Young (fresh) PF - John Webb (fresh) C - Ernest Battle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Michell | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Colorado | William Swanson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Jeff Young clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Colorado | Terry Eastham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Jeff Young gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by William Swanson - foul #1 on William Swanson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | John Webb comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Nesbitt - foul #1 on Charles Nesbitt, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | John Webb makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | John Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Colorado | William Swanson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Colorado | The jump hook by Albert McVeigh is blocked by John Webb | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Young | 2-7 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | August Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #1 on Ernest Battle, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Darryl Wright (PG), Oscar Haynes (SF), Vincent Brown (PF) Charles Nesbitt, William Swanson, Albert McVeigh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Matthew Michell, Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| 16:28 | Colorado | August Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | August Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger travels in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Font (C) August Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Vincent Brown lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Oscar Haynes | 5-7 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | David Font takes the ball from Jeffrey Clifford | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Darryl Wright (fresh) SG - Terry Eastham (fairly fresh) SF - Oscar Haynes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Font (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) SF - James Taylor (fresh) PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Colorado | Darryl Wright's pass is intercepted by James Taylor | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh lays it in on a great pass from James Taylor | 5-9 |
| 14:48 | Colorado | Vincent Brown loses the dribble to James Rucks | 5-9 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gary Welsh | 5-11 |
| 14:10 | Colorado | David Font loses the ball out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt (PG), William Swanson (SF), Albert McVeigh (PF), August Johnson (C) Darryl Wright, Oscar Haynes, Vincent Brown, David Font | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Michael Tarpley (PF), Ernest Battle (C) James Rucks, Gary Welsh, James Taylor, Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 13:50 | Colorado | August Johnson snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 13:45 | Colorado | William Swanson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-11 |
| 13:44 | Colorado | William Swanson snags the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 13:31 | Colorado | Terry Eastham misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-11 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Battle | 5-11 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it home | 5-13 |
| 12:39 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 5-13 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Jeff Young gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Wilson | 5-15 |
| 11:47 | Colorado | August Johnson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Albert McVeigh | 7-15 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | Darryl Wright (SG), Oscar Haynes (SF), Vincent Brown (PF), David Font (C) Terry Eastham, William Swanson, Albert McVeigh, August Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Michael Tarpley, Ernest Battle | |
| 11:26 | Colorado | Jeffrey Clifford is called for the reach on Oscar Haynes - foul #1 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG) Matthew Michell | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Nesbitt (fairly fresh) SG - Darryl Wright (fresh) SF - Oscar Haynes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Font (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Colorado | David Font clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #2 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 11:17 | Colorado | David Font misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:17 | Colorado | David Font makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Oscar Haynes is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Oscar Haynes, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | James Rucks comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Nesbitt - foul #2 on Charles Nesbitt, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Eastham (SG) Charles Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh is hacked by Oscar Haynes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Haynes, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Swanson (SF), Albert McVeigh (PF) Oscar Haynes, Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF) James Rucks, James Taylor, John Webb | |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger hits a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on David Font - foul #1 on David Font, team foul #6 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Thomas (C) David Font | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG) Gary Welsh | |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger misses the free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:52 | Colorado | David Thomas gets the rebound | 8-19 |
| 09:23 | Colorado | Terry Eastham double dribbles | 8-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | August Johnson (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Michael Tarpley | |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger drills a shot from the baseline set up by Andrew Wilson | 8-21 |
| 08:31 | Colorado | Andrew Wilson steps in front of the August Johnson pass | 8-21 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-21 |
| 08:25 | Colorado | August Johnson grabs the board | 8-21 |
| 08:04 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh misses short on a floater from the left wing | 8-21 |
| 08:02 | Colorado | August Johnson can't tip it in | 8-21 |
| 08:01 | Colorado | Terry Eastham grabs the offensive board | 8-21 |
| 07:45 | Colorado | Darryl Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-21 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeff Young | 8-21 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 8-21 |
| 07:16 | Colorado | August Johnson snags the defensive board | 8-21 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Darryl Wright (tiring) SG - Terry Eastham (tiring) SF - William Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert McVeigh (fairly fresh) C - August Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Battle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Colorado | William Swanson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Wilson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #4 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Vincent Brown (PF), David Font (C) Albert McVeigh, August Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), John Webb (PF), Michael Tarpley (C) Matthew Michell, Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger, Ernest Battle | |
| 06:49 | Colorado | William Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 06:49 | Colorado | William Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | John Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Thomas (SF) William Swanson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:23 | Colorado | John Webb is called for the reach on David Font - foul #1 on John Webb, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt (PG), Oscar Haynes (SG) Darryl Wright, Terry Eastham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:06 | Colorado | Michael Tarpley swats the short shot by David Font | 10-21 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | James Rucks is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Nesbitt - foul #3 on Charles Nesbitt, team foul #7 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Eastham (SG) Charles Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 06:03 | Colorado | Vincent Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-22 |
| 05:34 | Colorado | Terry Eastham works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Thomas | 13-22 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Rucks | 13-24 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | Terry Eastham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-24 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | David Thomas is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #8 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Swanson (SF), Albert McVeigh (PF), August Johnson (C) David Thomas, Vincent Brown, David Font | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Ernest Battle (C) Gary Welsh, John Webb | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 04:52 | Colorado | Terry Eastham pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 04:23 | Colorado | William Swanson drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Oscar Haynes out of the doubleteam | 16-25 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | James Taylor knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 16-27 |
| 03:51 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh snags the offensive board | 16-27 |
| 03:32 | Colorado | William Swanson misses short on a runner in the paint | 16-27 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | James Rucks is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-27 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Oscar Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Eastham (tiring) 3 pts. SF - William Swanson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert McVeigh (fairly fresh) C - August Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Rucks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Tarpley (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ernest Battle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | James Rucks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-27 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it in | 16-29 |
| 02:17 | Colorado | Terry Eastham is hacked by Michael Tarpley - foul #1 on Michael Tarpley, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Darryl Wright (PG), David Thomas (SF), Vincent Brown (PF), David Font (C) Oscar Haynes, William Swanson, Albert McVeigh, August Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) James Rucks, James Taylor, Michael Tarpley, Ernest Battle | |
| 01:55 | Colorado | Darryl Wright drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Eastham | 19-29 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses short on a shot from the right side | 19-29 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell tips it back up and in | 19-31 |
| 01:01 | Colorado | Vincent Brown is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Clifford - foul #3 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Oscar Haynes (SG) Terry Eastham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF), Ernest Battle (C) John Webb, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 01:01 | Colorado | Vincent Brown makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 01:01 | Colorado | Vincent Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on David Font - foul #2 on David Font, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Swanson (SF) Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 00:18 | Colorado | William Swanson is hacked by Jeff Young - foul #1 on Jeff Young, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Albert McVeigh (PF), August Johnson (C) David Thomas, David Font | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), Michael Tarpley (C) Matthew Michell, Andrew Wilson, Ernest Battle | |
| 00:18 | Colorado | William Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:18 | Colorado | William Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Michael Tarpley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh is hacked by Albert McVeigh - foul #1 on Albert McVeigh, team foul #10 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Eastham (SG) Oscar Haynes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Terry Eastham clanks a fullcourt shot | 22-33 |