| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Victor Campbell | 34-21 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Robert Carroll is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Keim | 34-24 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Craig Holley | 36-24 |
| 18:45 | Memphis | Robert Carroll hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-24 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Craig Holley can't finish the layup | 36-24 |
| 18:28 | Memphis | John Adams grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 18:03 | Memphis | John Adams can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 36-24 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Victor Campbell, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Loiselle (C) Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| 17:21 | Memphis | James Keim drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Luther Wyatt | 36-27 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is fouled on the floor by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Gary Lee (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF) Robert Carroll, Luther Wyatt | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason's pass is intercepted by Gerald Smith | 36-27 |
| 16:19 | Memphis | John Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Thomason - foul #1 on Edward Thomason, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SF) Edward Rentz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) John Loiselle | |
| 16:19 | Memphis | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:19 | Memphis | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi takes the ball from Claude Bennett | 36-29 |
| 15:39 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Moshier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Smith (fresh) SF - Fadey Muraski (fresh) PF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Memphis | John Adams is hacked by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) William O'Connell, Edward Thomason, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (PG), Robert Carroll (SG), Luther Wyatt (SF), John Loiselle (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) James Keim, Gerald Smith, Fadey Muraski, John Adams, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| 14:57 | Memphis | Robert Carroll comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 14:39 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Luther Wyatt | 36-29 |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ernest Christopher - foul #2 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG) Ivan Mikulski | |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | James Keim picks off the pass by Edward Rentz | 36-31 |
| 13:54 | Memphis | James Keim banks in the layup | 36-33 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Victor Campbell and the foul's on James Keim - foul #2 on James Keim, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Claude Bennett (C) Victor Campbell, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Robert Carroll can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 13:09 | Memphis | John Loiselle hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Edward Rentz, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Mark Moshier (SF) Craig Holley, Edward Rentz | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Adams (PF) John Loiselle | |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Robert Carroll misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Luther Wyatt steals it from Mark Moshier | 39-35 |
| 12:16 | Memphis | James Keim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (SG), Gary Lee (PF) Edward Thomason, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Robert Carroll, Luther Wyatt, Nicholas McKune | |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Gary Lee connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on John Adams - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:00 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 11:39 | Memphis | Gerald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William O'Connell - foul #1 on William O'Connell, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Rentz (SF) William O'Connell, Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 11:39 | Memphis | Gerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:39 | Memphis | Gerald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fadey Muraski (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Gary Lee clanks a runner near the basket | 41-37 |
| 11:07 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 10:51 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski is hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #3 on Edward Ivey, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher (PF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (PG), Robert Carroll (SG), John Loiselle (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) James Keim, Gerald Smith, John Adams, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| 10:51 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:51 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Holley | 43-39 |
| 10:06 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Mikulski | 43-41 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Nicholas McKune picks off the pass by Edward Rentz | 43-41 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Victor Campbell steals it from Robert Carroll | 43-41 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Christopher | 45-41 |
| 08:56 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Edward Rentz, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG), Luther Wyatt (SF), John Adams (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Ivan Mikulski, Fadey Muraski, John Loiselle, Nicholas McKune | |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett comes up short on the floater near the basket | 45-41 |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 08:08 | Memphis | James Keim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (PF) Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SG) Robert Carroll | |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Lee | 50-41 |
| 07:22 | Memphis | James Keim is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-41 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William O'Connell | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Moshier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | William O'Connell connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Gary Lee | 52-41 |
| 06:43 | Memphis | John Adams scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gerald Smith | 52-43 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 06:36 | Memphis | John Adams snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 06:16 | Memphis | John Adams comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-43 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-43 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Gary Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 05:57 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) William O'Connell, Edward Thomason, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carroll (SG), Nicholas McKune (C) Gerald Smith, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune slams it home on a great pass from Robert Carroll | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| 05:18 | Memphis | James Keim works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Rentz | 55-45 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Nicholas McKune - foul #4 on Nicholas McKune, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:38 | Memphis | John Adams dunks the ball | 57-47 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 04:18 | Memphis | Robert Carroll pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:11 | Memphis | Edward Ivey is called for the reach on Nicholas McKune - foul #4 on Edward Ivey, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Loiselle (PF) John Adams | |
| 04:11 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell is called for a charge - foul #2 on Victor Campbell, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| 03:41 | Memphis | James Keim makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Carroll | 57-50 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey clanks a shot near the basket | 57-50 |
| 03:12 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune grabs the board | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 6 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luther Wyatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Loiselle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas McKune (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Memphis | James Keim makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas McKune | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | James Keim steals it from Craig Holley | 57-52 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | James Keim banks in the layup | 57-54 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-54 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Christopher | 57-54 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the floater from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Campbell | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Edward Ivey blocks the short jumper by Nicholas McKune | 59-54 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune tips it in | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell banks in the layup set up by Craig Holley | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune misses the easy layup | 61-56 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is fouled in the backcourt by James Keim - foul #3 on James Keim, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SF), Gary Lee (PF) Edward Rentz, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Adams (PF) John Loiselle | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Luther Wyatt is called for the reach on Victor Campbell - foul #2 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pearson (SG) Craig Holley | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell is hacked by John Adams - foul #3 on John Adams, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) John Pearson | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Holley | 61-56 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is hacked by James Keim - foul #4 on James Keim, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Robert Carroll drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Adams | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell is hacked by James Keim in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Keim, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (PG) James Keim | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Nicholas McKune is called for the reach on Gary Lee - foul #5 on Nicholas McKune, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Nicholas McKune | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF) Mark Moshier, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Victor Campbell is called for the reach on Robert Carroll - foul #3 on Victor Campbell, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Robert Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Robert Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 65-61 |