| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Mark Simpson inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Utah | Edward Werner loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Danny Brown | 28-35 |
| 19:07 | Utah | David Daniels banks in the layup | 30-35 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | John Nordin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mwla Abdeldayen | 30-38 |
| 18:20 | Utah | Mark Simpson lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's hacked by John Nordin - foul #2 on John Nordin, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:20 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | John Nordin buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 33-40 |
| 17:43 | Utah | Mark Simpson's layup is rejected by Ronald Cotta | 33-40 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Schell | 33-40 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 17:22 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Daniels | 33-40 |
| 17:11 | Utah | Mark Simpson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 17:09 | Utah | Mark Simpson tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Mark Simpson steps in front of the Mwla Abdeldayen pass | 35-40 |
| 16:30 | Utah | David Daniels buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Mark Simpson | 37-40 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Mark Simpson picks off the pass by John Nordin | 37-40 |
| 15:50 | Utah | Isaac Ridley loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (PF) Billy Duncan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Adam Graham (SF), George Bray (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - Maurice Wood (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Graham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Bray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers tips it home | 37-42 |
| 15:13 | Utah | Mark Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Mark Simpson is called for the reach on Adam Graham - foul #1 on Mark Simpson, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 14:48 | Utah | Isaac Ridley grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 14:28 | Utah | David Daniels misses short on a shot from the right block | 37-42 |
| 14:26 | Utah | Mark Simpson tips it but misses | 37-42 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Adam Graham gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Danny Brown, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), John Nordin (SF) Albert Derosier, Adam Graham | |
| 14:03 | Utah | Mark Simpson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | George Bray gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Bray | 37-45 |
| 13:35 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 37-45 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Nordin | 37-48 |
| 12:55 | Utah | David Daniels hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Billy Duncan (PF) Edward Werner, Maurice Wood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) George Bray, Thomas Rogers | |
| 12:55 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 12:55 | Utah | David Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | John Nordin is hacked by Mark Simpson - foul #2 on Mark Simpson, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Griffen (C) David Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Danny Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 12:30 | Utah | Billy Duncan snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 12:09 | Utah | Isaac Ridley is denied on a layup by Timothy Schell | 38-48 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Mark Simpson blocks the jumper by Ronald Cotta | 38-48 |
| 11:56 | Utah | Adam Griffen gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 11:39 | Utah | Ronald Cotta steps in front of the Mark Simpson pass | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Adam Maio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Griffen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Billy Duncan - foul #3 on Billy Duncan, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (PF), David Daniels (C) Billy Duncan, Adam Griffen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (SF) John Nordin | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:12 | Utah | Mark Simpson splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Maurice Wood | 40-50 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Timothy Schell is blocked by David Daniels | 40-50 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen tips it home | 40-52 |
| 10:44 | Utah | David Daniels can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta clanks a floater from the left block | 40-52 |
| 10:30 | Utah | Maurice Wood pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 10:26 | Utah | Isaac Ridley scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Adam Maio | 42-52 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta loses the dribble to Mark Simpson | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:01 | Utah | Isaac Ridley blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ronald Cotta - foul #2 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Don Waclawski (PF) Adam Maio, Mark Simpson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), John Nordin (SF), George Bray (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Danny Brown, Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 10:01 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:01 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-52 |
| 09:42 | Utah | Maurice Wood snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:24 | Utah | Don Waclawski misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Adam Graham - foul #2 on Adam Graham, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Utah | James Johnson (SG), Billy Duncan (PF) Isaac Ridley, David Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:24 | Utah | Don Waclawski misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:24 | Utah | Don Waclawski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers is whistled for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Griffen (C) Don Waclawski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG) Adam Graham | |
| 08:42 | Utah | Edward Werner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-52 |
| 08:40 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:18 | Utah | George Bray steals it from James Johnson | 45-52 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Adam Griffen swats the short shot by John Nordin | 45-52 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 07:40 | Utah | Maurice Wood scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johnson and the foul's on John Nordin - foul #3 on John Nordin, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG), David Daniels (C) James Johnson, Adam Griffen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Albert Derosier, George Bray, Thomas Rogers | |
| 07:40 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta drills a floater from the right side set up by Mwla Abdeldayen | 48-56 |
| 07:10 | Utah | Edward Werner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Isaac Ridley | 51-56 |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Danny Brown | 51-58 |
| 06:44 | Utah | John Nordin is called for the reach on Isaac Ridley - foul #4 on John Nordin, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Mark Simpson (SF), Don Waclawski (PF) Edward Werner, Maurice Wood, Billy Duncan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Adam Graham (SF) Danny Brown, John Nordin | |
| 06:44 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:44 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Cotta | 53-61 |
| 06:20 | Utah | Don Waclawski is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schell - foul #3 on Timothy Schell, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 06:20 | Utah | Don Waclawski makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:20 | Utah | Don Waclawski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta blows the layup | 55-61 |
| 06:04 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:35 | Utah | Ronald Cotta is called for the reach on David Daniels - foul #3 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), John Nordin (SF) Albert Derosier, Adam Graham | |
| 05:35 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:35 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | John Nordin is hacked by Mark Simpson - foul #3 on Mark Simpson, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Billy Duncan (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Adam Maio, Don Waclawski, David Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Bray (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | John Nordin drills a floater from the left block set up by Danny Brown | 57-63 |
| 04:37 | Utah | Edward Werner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | George Bray gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from George Bray | 57-65 |
| 04:06 | Utah | Mark Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by George Bray | 57-65 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Danny Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | George Bray tips it in | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:50 | Utah | Mark Simpson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Nordin - foul #5 on John Nordin, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Maurice Wood (PF), David Daniels (C) Edward Werner, Billy Duncan, Adam Griffen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Adam Graham (SF), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, George Bray, Ronald Cotta | |
| 03:50 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:50 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Maurice Wood - foul #2 on Maurice Wood, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Adam Maio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adam Graham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Utah | Danny Brown steps in front of the Isaac Ridley pass | 59-69 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Danny Brown tips it home | 59-71 |
| 02:59 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Billy Duncan (PF) Adam Maio, Maurice Wood | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Ronald Cotta (C) Albert Derosier, Thomas Rogers | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Utah | Billy Duncan buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Isaac Ridley | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is hacked by Mark Simpson - foul #4 on Mark Simpson, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Cotta | 61-73 |
| 02:18 | Utah | Billy Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-73 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Adam Graham misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Simpson - foul #5 on Mark Simpson, team foul #7 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (SF) Mark Simpson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:44 | Utah | Isaac Ridley clanks a floater from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Danny Brown gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Adam Graham is hacked by Billy Duncan - foul #4 on Billy Duncan, team foul #8 | 61-75 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Adam Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:20 | Utah | Adam Graham blocks the jumper by Isaac Ridley | 61-77 |
| 01:18 | Utah | Billy Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:06 | Utah | Edward Werner hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Daniels | 64-77 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell buries a floater from the baseline | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Utah | Isaac Ridley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Werner | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell is denied on a layup by Billy Duncan | 66-79 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-79 |
| 00:05 | Utah | Billy Duncan can't throw it down | 66-79 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the board | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 66-79 |