| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - August Cisowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by August Cisowski - foul #1 on August Cisowski, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Gary Bradley connects on the runner near the basket | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 26-42 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | August Cisowski grabs the offensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 26-45 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-45 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses badly on a shot from the right side | 29-45 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Jandreau | 29-45 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Christopher West comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 29-45 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 29-45 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix lays it up and in | 29-47 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Bradley | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-52 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Friedman | 34-52 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Richard Burns travels with the ball | 34-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), James Young (SF) Raymond Haddix, Matthew Lane | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Christopher West knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Norman Jandreau | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall buries a shot near the basket | 37-54 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 37-54 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:25 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 37-54 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it home | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is fouled on the floor by Marvin Friedman - foul #3 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Gregory Roberts, Richard Burns, James Young, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Friedman - foul #4 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG) Marvin Friedman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Eric Mills drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Christopher West | 42-58 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | August Cisowski picks off the pass by Gary Bradley | 42-58 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Edwards (SF), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher Thomas, Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| 13:22 | Illinois | William Edwards is called for the reach on Richard Burns - foul #1 on William Edwards, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) August Cisowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Mills | 42-58 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Richard Burns lays it in set up by Gary Bradley and the foul's on John Geib - foul #1 on John Geib, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (PF) John Geib | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the free throw | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the jumper from close range | 42-61 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | August Cisowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by William Edwards | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher West (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | James Young banks in the layup | 44-63 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Eric Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SF), Norman Jandreau (C) William Edwards, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Raymond Haddix, James Young, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Christopher West steps in front of the Jeffrey Hall pass | 44-63 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Christopher West banks in the layup | 46-63 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Clyde Pate's layup is rejected by Norman Jandreau | 46-63 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Eric Mills is hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #2 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) August Cisowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Gary Bradley (PF) Richard Burns, Clyde Pate | |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is called for traveling | 46-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Gary Bradley banks in the layup set up by Matthew Lane | 46-65 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-65 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a shot from the baseline | 46-65 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Matthew Lane tips it but misses | 46-65 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it home | 46-67 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Eric Mills clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-67 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 46-67 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Norman Jandreau - foul #1 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #7 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (PG), William Edwards (SF), Andrew Smith (C) Eric Mills, Christopher Thomas, Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is whistled for traveling | 46-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) John Geib | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher West (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Richard Burns comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-69 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith snags the defensive board | 46-69 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | William Edwards knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Christopher West and he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG) Christopher West | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | William Edwards makes the free throw | 49-69 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts scores on a shot from the right wing | 49-71 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #4 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SF) William Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Gary Bradley (PF) Gregory Roberts, James Young, Clyde Pate | |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Richard Burns steps in front of the August Cisowski pass | 49-71 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-71 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-71 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-71 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 49-74 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Adam Vanslyke is called for the reach on Andrew Smith - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #5 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), John Geib (PF), Norman Jandreau (C) Eric Mills, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | John Geib gets the offensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 49-74 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Clyde Pate comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 49-74 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it but misses | 49-74 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | John Geib snags the defensive board | 49-74 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher West (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Geib (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher West | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Christopher Reny double dribbles | 51-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Edwards (SF) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Raymond Haddix, Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), August Cisowski (PF) Christopher West, John Geib | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Christopher Reny is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | William Edwards connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #7 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (C) Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Gregory Roberts, Christopher Reny, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | William Edwards makes the free throw | 56-77 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses long on a shot near the basket | 56-77 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the offensive board | 56-77 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | William Edwards is called for the reach on Gary Bradley - foul #2 on William Edwards, team foul #8 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), Christopher Thomas (SF), Norman Jandreau (C) Eric Mills, William Edwards, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Richard Burns, James Young, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-79 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Vanslyke | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Gary Bradley blows the layup | 56-79 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the board | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-79 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Christopher Reny grabs the board | 56-79 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-79 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the board | 56-79 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher West | 58-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix runs out the clock | 58-79 |