| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Luce (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joshua Gross inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Lawrence Goings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Luce - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Joshua Gross's fadeaway is rejected by Zlatko Zachman | 25-22 |
| 18:54 | Houston | John Luce pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Lawrence Goings can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Joshua Gross hits the follow up shot | 25-24 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark loses the dribble to Lawrence Goings | 25-24 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Frank Tully connects on the shot in the lane set up by Joshua Gross | 25-26 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 27-26 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua Gross | 27-29 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage throws it down on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 29-29 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Richard Jones steals it from Frank Tully | 29-29 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #2 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) C - Paul Erickson (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-29 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 15:26 | Houston | William Curto grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-29 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Richard Norby comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) William Curto, David Smith | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the floater from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the follow up shot | 31-31 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark tips it but misses | 31-31 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Lawrence Goings buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Gross | 31-34 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard blows the dunk | 31-34 |
| 13:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 31-34 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Paul Erickson can't connect on a runner from the left block | 31-34 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 34-34 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Norby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Gross (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Norby | 37-34 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Lawrence Goings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 11:28 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Goings | 37-34 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Richard Norby denies the turnaround by Joshua Gross | 37-34 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Joshua Gross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Gilyard | 42-34 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey tips it but misses | 42-34 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Richard Norby can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Tully - foul #2 on Frank Tully, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (SF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), David Smith (PF), John Luce (C) Frank Tully, Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lawrence Goings | 43-36 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Curto | 43-39 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Richard Jones connects on the floater from the left side | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Norby (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Gross (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) C - John Luce (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Houston | Joshua Savage steals the ball from William Curto | 45-39 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | William Curto steals the ball from Paul Sanders in the backcourt | 45-39 |
| 07:34 | Houston | William Curto misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Jones | 47-39 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Richard Jones swats the shot by Joshua Gross | 47-39 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Joshua Gross comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Lawrence Goings can't tip it in | 47-39 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | David Smith picks off the pass by Richard Norby | 47-39 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Joshua Gross hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Curto | 47-41 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) William Curto, David Smith | |
| 04:46 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Gross is called for the reach on Lawrence Gilyard - foul #1 on Joshua Gross, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled on the floor by Frank Tully - foul #3 on Frank Tully, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #3 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Gross (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Frank Tully misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 03:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fyodor Zerphey | 51-41 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Joshua Gross is whistled for traveling | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Savage | 54-41 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Tully | 54-44 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-44 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Joshua Gross drills a driving attempt from the left block | 56-46 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), David Smith (PF) Frank Tully, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Paul Erickson drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Curto | 57-48 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) William Curto, David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| 01:08 | Houston | Lloyd Clark picks off the pass by Frank Tully | 57-48 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by Joshua Gross - foul #3 on Joshua Gross, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-48 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Frank Tully is called for the reach on Paul Sanders - foul #4 on Frank Tully, team foul #10 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Lawrence Goings tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #11 | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 60-48 |