| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) PF - David Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Witcher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman inbounds the ball | 18-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Syracuse | Manuel Smith is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Smith, team foul #1 | 18-37 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is open and buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 18-39 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Smith, team foul #2 | 18-39 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-39 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Sanders | 18-39 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lloyd Clark | 18-42 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #1 | 18-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Young (SF), Dennis Brown (PF) John Jackson, Joseph Beam, David Ryan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (PF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 18:25 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-42 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 19-42 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 19-45 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the floater from the left block | 21-45 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-45 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it but misses | 21-45 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young snags the defensive board | 21-45 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher's floater is tipped away by Ronald Hillman | 21-45 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Witcher | 21-45 |
| 16:20 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Manuel Smith | 23-45 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joshua Savage | 23-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erick Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Witcher (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Manuel Smith | 25-47 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman connects on the open shot in the lane set up by Zlatko Zachman | 25-49 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Zachman | 25-49 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 25-52 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 25-52 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher tips it back up and in | 27-52 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Erick Hanson is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erick Hanson, team foul #3 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (PG), John Jackson (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), David Ryan (PF), Larry Master (C) Manuel Smith, Erick Hanson, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Zlatko Zachman | 27-54 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Norby - foul #2 on Richard Norby, team foul #2 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Jones (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby | |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 28-54 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-54 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Joseph Beam steals it from Lawrence Gilyard | 29-54 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Sanders steals it from Larry Master | 29-54 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 29-54 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley grabs the board | 29-54 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-54 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the board | 29-54 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-54 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master grabs the defensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana Tech | Zlatko Zachman steps in front of the James Walley pass | 29-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Walley (fairly fresh) SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Master (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zlatko Zachman (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Savage (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by James Walley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Walley, team foul #4 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), James Grisham (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Leslie Clay (C) James Walley, Joseph Beam, David Ryan, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-54 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the offensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Lawrence Gilyard | 29-57 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-57 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman's pass is intercepted by James Grisham in the backcourt | 31-57 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson lays it in set up by James Grisham | 33-57 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark travels in the backcourt | 33-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Norby | |
| 10:46 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham is denied on a layup by Ronald Hillman | 33-57 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman pulls down the rebound | 33-57 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Erick Hanson - foul #3 on Erick Hanson, team foul #5 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Dennis Young (SG) Erick Hanson, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Ronald Hillman | |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | James Grisham steals it from Paul Sanders | 33-57 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is fouled on the floor by Joshua Savage - foul #4 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (PG), Joseph Beam (SF), David Ryan (PF), Stephen Witcher (C) Manuel Smith, James Grisham, Dennis Brown, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hillman is called for the reach on Stephen Witcher - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-57 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Paul Sanders | 33-57 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman double dribbles | 33-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Brown (PF), Larry Master (C) Dennis Young, David Ryan, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Lloyd Clark | |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Erick Hanson | 35-57 |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG) James Walley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Richard Norby (C) Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #3 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby | |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-57 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-57 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown can't tip it in | 36-57 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Hillman | 36-57 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (SG), Dennis Young (SF), David Ryan (PF), Stephen Witcher (C) Manuel Smith, Joseph Beam, Dennis Brown, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Young (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Witcher (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | John Jackson is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Jones | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled on the floor by Stephen Witcher - foul #1 on Stephen Witcher, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Norby | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson slams it home on a nice dish by John Jackson | 38-57 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-57 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the offensive board | 38-57 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Ryan - foul #1 on David Ryan, team foul #8 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), James Walley (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Dennis Brown (PF) Erick Hanson, John Jackson, Dennis Young, David Ryan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown is fouled on the floor by Richard Norby - foul #3 on Richard Norby, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master (C) Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG) Joshua Savage | |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Norby blocks the short jumper by Larry Master | 38-58 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Richard Jones grabs the board | 38-58 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Richard Norby buries a runner from the left block | 38-60 |
| 04:54 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Sanders is called for the reach on Manuel Smith - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #7 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG) James Walley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| 04:54 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 04:54 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Larry Master steps in front of the Zlatko Zachman pass in the backcourt | 40-60 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-60 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the tip | 40-60 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard blows the layup | 40-60 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-60 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Master (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Savage (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark's pass is intercepted by Erick Hanson | 40-60 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the lay-in | 40-60 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it back up and in | 40-62 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is hacked by Zlatko Zachman - foul #3 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #8 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (SG), Dennis Young (SF), David Ryan (PF), Stephen Witcher (C) Manuel Smith, Joseph Beam, Dennis Brown, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Erick Hanson takes the ball from Lloyd Clark in the backcourt | 42-62 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan misses the dunk | 42-62 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Joseph Beam (SF) Erick Hanson, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Richard Norby, Richard Jones | |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson is hacked by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #4 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #9 | 42-62 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is hacked by John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #9 | 44-62 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Witcher | 44-63 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Jackson | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Witcher picks off the pass by Lloyd Clark | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #5 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #10 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 48-63 |