| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) C - Joshua Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Downing (fresh) SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) SF - Gerardo Salas (fresh) PF - Orlando Godfrey (fresh) C - Modesto Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Arizona | Benjamin Ross steps in front of the James Downing pass | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi makes the jumper in the lane set up by Michael Westbrook | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is hacked by Modesto Rossi - foul #1 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Burke and he's hacked by Orlando Godfrey - foul #1 on Orlando Godfrey, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG) Austin Schlater | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:07 | Arizona | James Downing is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 6-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Harold Grafenstein | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy is fouled on the floor by Orlando Godfrey - foul #2 on Orlando Godfrey, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (PF) Orlando Godfrey | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Loren Laursen - foul #1 on Loren Laursen, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Keith Churchill (C) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:04 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Austin Schlater - foul #1 on Austin Schlater, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 16:04 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:04 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Loren Laursen takes the ball from Elmer Dunphy | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) SG - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) C - Keith Churchill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Downing (fresh) SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerardo Salas (fresh) PF - Loren Laursen (fresh) C - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Modesto Rossi - foul #2 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #5 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Elmer Dunphy, Donald Difiore, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (SG) Michael Westbrook | |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 14:52 | Arizona | Harold Grafenstein is called for the reach on Joe Hall - foul #1 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #2 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SF) Austin Schlater, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 14:41 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 11-4 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harold Grafenstein | 14-4 |
| 13:55 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi is hacked by Joshua Burke - foul #1 on Joshua Burke, team foul #3 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (PG), Kevin Pierce (SF), Orlando Godfrey (PF) James Downing, Gerardo Salas, Modesto Rossi | |
| 13:37 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 13:37 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:37 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| 13:03 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Benjamin Ross, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Arizona | Modesto Rossi (C) Orlando Godfrey | |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill travels with the ball | 14-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Harold Grafenstein | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gerardo Salas (SF) Kevin Pierce | |
| 12:27 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Westbrook and he's hacked by Joshua Jorgenson - foul #1 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG), Kevin Pierce (SF) Joe Hall, Modesto Rossi | |
| 12:27 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:06 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 12:02 | Arizona | Austin Schlater steps in front of the Kevin Pierce pass | 14-9 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Pierce - foul #1 on Kevin Pierce, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Austin Schlater, Donald Difiore, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Arizona | Modesto Rossi (C) Kevin Pierce | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) SG - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Downing (fresh) SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerardo Salas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loren Laursen (fairly fresh) C - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Arizona | The short jumper by Modesto Rossi is denied by Benjamin Ross | 16-9 |
| 11:17 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:59 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas is whistled for a carry | 16-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (SG), Orlando Godfrey (PF) Michael Westbrook, Modesto Rossi | |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the dunk | 16-9 |
| 10:31 | Arizona | Loren Laursen pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:02 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Donald Difiore (PF) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Arizona | Kevin Pierce (SF) Gerardo Salas | |
| 10:02 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:02 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 09:51 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Donald Difiore - foul #1 on Donald Difiore, team foul #8 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 09:51 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:51 | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Loren Laursen is called for the reach on Joshua Burke - foul #2 on Loren Laursen, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (PG), Modesto Rossi (C) James Downing, Loren Laursen | |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:15 | Arizona | Joe Hall is hacked by Elmer Dunphy - foul #2 on Elmer Dunphy, team foul #9 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Churchill (C) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG) Orlando Godfrey | |
| 09:15 | Arizona | Joe Hall makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:15 | Arizona | Joe Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke is fouled on the floor by Michael Westbrook - foul #1 on Michael Westbrook, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gerardo Salas (SF), Orlando Godfrey (PF) James Downing, Kevin Pierce | |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 08:29 | Arizona | Joe Hall travels with the ball | 18-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Keith Churchill (C) Harold Grafenstein, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the dunk | 18-12 |
| 07:58 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 07:33 | Arizona | Joe Hall drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerardo Salas | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) SG - Austin Schlater (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerardo Salas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Orlando Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-14 |
| 07:16 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:50 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Churchill - foul #1 on Keith Churchill, team foul #10 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG), Joshua Burke (SF) Austin Schlater, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG), Kevin Pierce (SF) Joe Hall, Orlando Godfrey | |
| 06:50 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:50 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke's pass is intercepted by Gerardo Salas | 18-15 |
| 06:11 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Downing | 18-18 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Kevin Pierce is called for the reach on Joshua Burke - foul #2 on Kevin Pierce, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Difiore (PF) Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Orlando Godfrey (PF) Gerardo Salas | |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:30 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-18 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 05:04 | Arizona | Donald Difiore is called for the reach on James Downing - foul #2 on Donald Difiore, team foul #11 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (PF) Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (SG) Michael Westbrook | |
| 05:04 | Arizona | James Downing misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:04 | Arizona | James Downing misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 04:39 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:19 | Arizona | Joshua Jorgenson blocks the short jumper by Modesto Rossi | 22-18 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-18 |
| 03:47 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 03:32 | Arizona | Joe Hall drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Grafenstein (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Downing (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Pierce (fresh) PF - Orlando Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Modesto Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke can't finish the layup | 22-20 |
| 03:12 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 02:49 | Arizona | Keith Churchill is called for the reach on Joe Hall - foul #2 on Keith Churchill, team foul #12 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Donald Difiore (C) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Burke, Joshua Jorgenson, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Gerardo Salas (SF), Loren Laursen (C) James Downing, Kevin Pierce, Modesto Rossi | |
| 02:49 | Arizona | Joe Hall makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 02:49 | Arizona | Joe Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore banks in the layup set up by Elmer Dunphy | 24-22 |
| 02:07 | Arizona | Loren Laursen lays it in on a great pass from Orlando Godfrey and the foul's on Austin Schlater - foul #2 on Austin Schlater, team foul #13 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG) Joe Hall | |
| 02:07 | Arizona | Loren Laursen makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 26-25 |
| 01:14 | Arizona | Elmer Dunphy steps in front of the Loren Laursen pass | 26-25 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy banks in the layup | 28-25 |
| 00:52 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook drills a driving attempt near the basket | 28-27 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 00:31 | Arizona | Loren Laursen pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Gerardo Salas hits a floater from the right side | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy is hacked by Gerardo Salas - foul #1 on Gerardo Salas, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Joshua Burke (C) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joe Hall (SG), Modesto Rossi (C) Michael Westbrook, Orlando Godfrey | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |