| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Isaac Lindsay - foul #4 on Isaac Lindsay, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Lance Serna (SG) Isaac Lindsay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:32 | North Texas | Lance Serna is fouled on the floor by Victor Campbell - foul #1 on Victor Campbell, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 19:20 | North Texas | Lance Serna is hacked by Edward Rentz - foul #2 on Edward Rentz, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 19:02 | North Texas | Joshua Partee misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Christopher - foul #2 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #3 | 23-27 |
| 19:02 | North Texas | Joshua Partee misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:02 | North Texas | Joshua Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz can't connect on a runner in the lane | 24-27 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Christopher | 24-27 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey's layup is rejected by Jim King | 24-27 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits a shot in the lane set up by Craig Holley | 24-29 |
| 18:02 | North Texas | Jim King is hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #3 on Edward Ivey, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| 17:46 | North Texas | Lance Serna travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Rakes doubles Edward Rentz and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Lawrence Rakes, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Partee swats the shot by Victor Campbell | 24-29 |
| 17:12 | North Texas | Joshua Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 16:44 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Bradley Nystrom | 26-29 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Craig Holley connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Christopher | 26-31 |
| 16:12 | North Texas | Joshua Partee is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | North Texas | James Swain (SG), Rusty Cooper (SF), David Bliss (PF), Donald Wildenthaler (C) Lance Serna, Lawrence Rakes, Joshua Partee, Jim King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Edward Ivey | |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 16:01 | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler grabs the board | 26-31 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Swain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rusty Cooper (fresh) PF - David Bliss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Wildenthaler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | North Texas | David Bliss comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | William O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz lays it in set up by William O'Connell | 26-33 |
| 14:53 | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Bradley Nystrom | 28-33 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range | 28-33 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Rentz | 28-33 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Donald Wildenthaler denies the turnaround by Edward Rentz | 28-33 |
| 14:04 | North Texas | The rebound goes to David Bliss | 28-33 |
| 14:00 | North Texas | David Bliss makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Bradley Nystrom | 30-33 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Rentz and he's fouled by James Swain - foul #1 on James Swain, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | Lance Serna (PG), Lawrence Rakes (SF), Joshua Partee (PF), Jim King (C) Bradley Nystrom, Rusty Cooper, David Bliss, Donald Wildenthaler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Edward Ivey (C) William O'Connell, Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Claude Bennett | |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:44 | North Texas | Joshua Partee grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 13:18 | North Texas | Ernest Christopher denies the turnaround by Joshua Partee | 30-35 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-35 |
| 12:52 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 12:44 | North Texas | Lance Serna makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Swain | 32-35 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 32-35 |
| 12:14 | North Texas | Lance Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:10 | North Texas | Lance Serna misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Moshier - foul #2 on Mark Moshier, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (SG) James Swain | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SF), Gary Lee (PF) Mark Moshier, Ernest Christopher | |
| 12:10 | North Texas | Lance Serna makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 12:10 | North Texas | Lance Serna makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Campbell | 34-37 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Lance Serna (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | North Texas | Joshua Partee makes the driving attempt in the lane | 36-37 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Partee steals the ball from Edward Ivey | 36-37 |
| 10:45 | North Texas | The short jumper by Jim King is denied by Edward Rentz | 36-37 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Craig Holley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 10:23 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:54 | North Texas | Lance Serna travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom (PG), Rusty Cooper (SF), David Bliss (PF), Donald Wildenthaler (C) Lance Serna, Lawrence Rakes, Joshua Partee, Jim King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Edward Rentz, Edward Ivey | |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett hits the finger roll set up by William O'Connell | 36-39 |
| 09:23 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Isaac Lindsay, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | North Texas | James Swain (SG) Isaac Lindsay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher (PF) Gary Lee | |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Christopher | 36-42 |
| 08:39 | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler is called for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes (SF), Jim King (C) Rusty Cooper, Donald Wildenthaler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Edward Rentz (SF) William O'Connell, Edward Thomason, Mark Moshier | |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is fouled on the floor by Jim King - foul #1 on Jim King, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | North Texas | Lance Serna (SG), Joshua Partee (PF) James Swain, David Bliss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Joshua Partee steals it from Ernest Christopher | 36-42 |
| 07:50 | North Texas | Jim King makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Rakes | 38-42 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Serna (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Jim King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| 07:08 | North Texas | Joshua Partee knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Nystrom | 40-42 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is whistled for a carry | 40-42 |
| Subs | North Texas | James Swain (SG) Lance Serna | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Gary Lee (PF) Victor Campbell, Ernest Christopher | |
| 06:27 | North Texas | Joshua Partee loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | North Texas | Rusty Cooper (SF), David Bliss (PF), Donald Wildenthaler (C) Lawrence Rakes, Joshua Partee, Jim King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Claude Bennett (C) Edward Ivey | |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz's pass is intercepted by Bradley Nystrom | 40-42 |
| 05:48 | North Texas | David Bliss buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Nystrom | 42-42 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Thomason | 42-44 |
| 05:07 | North Texas | David Bliss clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Texas | Lance Serna (PG), Lawrence Rakes (SF), Jim King (C) Bradley Nystrom, Rusty Cooper, Donald Wildenthaler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Edward Rentz, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| 05:07 | North Texas | David Bliss misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:07 | North Texas | David Bliss misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-44 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Lance Serna picks off the pass by Mark Moshier | 42-44 |
| 04:22 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom (PG), Joshua Partee (PF) James Swain, David Bliss | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Edward Rentz (SF) William O'Connell, Mark Moshier | |
| 04:05 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jim King out of a doubleteam | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lance Serna (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Jim King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | North Texas | Jim King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Craig Holley - foul #1 on Craig Holley, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| 03:23 | North Texas | Jim King makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:23 | North Texas | Jim King makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 02:52 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes is fouled on the floor by Edward Ivey - foul #4 on Edward Ivey, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| 02:52 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Craig Holley buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Ernest Christopher | 46-51 |
| 02:00 | North Texas | Joshua Partee hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Nystrom | 48-51 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Rakes - foul #2 on Lawrence Rakes, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses the jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 01:07 | North Texas | Joshua Partee snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 00:38 | North Texas | Joshua Partee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 00:37 | North Texas | Jim King tips it in | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Lance Serna is called for the reach on Edward Rentz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lance Serna, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:36 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Jim King | 50-51 |
| 00:12 | North Texas | Joshua Partee double dribbles | 50-51 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Bradley Nystrom is called for the reach on Edward Rentz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Nystrom, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:10 | North Texas | North Texas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:03 | North Texas | Craig Holley steals it from Lawrence Rakes | 50-53 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Bradley Nystrom is called for the reach on Edward Rentz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Nystrom, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (PF) Ernest Christopher | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom misses short on a halfcourt shot | 50-55 |