| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Fang Yen (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Pryor (fresh) PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Gies (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is fouled on the floor by Shawn Moors - foul #1 on Shawn Moors, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Looney (PG), Dikembe Abke (C) Fang Yen, Rodney Gies | |
| 19:20 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-32 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Robert Englund snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | William Smith can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ray Smiley - foul #2 on Ray Smiley, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Russell Branch (C) Larry Looney, Dikembe Abke | |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:31 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the tip | 40-32 |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | Russell Branch tips it home | 40-34 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Brandon Pryor is called for the reach on Willie Roberts - foul #2 on Brandon Pryor, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (C) Russell Branch | |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 43-34 |
| 17:36 | Colorado State | Willie Roberts steps in front of the Isidro Bruno pass | 43-34 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger travels in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Elmer Roberts (SG), Joel Baird (SF), Rodney Gies (C) Isidro Bruno, Brandon Pryor, Ray Smiley | |
| 17:05 | Colorado State | Fang Yen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-34 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Roberts | 43-34 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | William Smith misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 43-34 |
| 16:34 | Colorado State | Rodney Gies gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:30 | Colorado State | Fang Yen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abke | 43-37 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 45-37 |
| 15:52 | Colorado State | Fang Yen buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Fang Yen (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Elmer Roberts (fresh) SF - Joel Baird (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Gies (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Robert Englund travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Robert Englund, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Looney (PG), Isidro Bruno (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Ray Smiley (PF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, Elmer Roberts, Joel Baird, Dikembe Abke, Rodney Gies | |
| 15:03 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Brian Segura comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 45-39 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 14:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Ray Smiley | 45-39 |
| 14:05 | Colorado State | Larry Looney connects on the floater from the right side | 45-41 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Carl Mars comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Carl Mars buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 13:10 | Colorado State | Russell Branch hits a shot from the left side set up by Larry Looney and the foul's on Glenn Corral - foul #2 on Glenn Corral, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Dikembe Abke (PF), Rodney Gies (C) Larry Looney, Isidro Bruno, Ray Smiley | |
| 13:10 | Colorado State | Russell Branch misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Brandon Pryor - foul #3 on Brandon Pryor, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG) Russell Branch | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:43 | Colorado State | Fang Yen knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 12:06 | Colorado State | Daniel Palmatier steps in front of the Brandon Pryor pass | 52-46 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF) Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Elmer Roberts (SG), Ray Smiley (PF) Isidro Bruno, Rodney Gies | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Fang Yen (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Elmer Roberts (fresh) SF - Brandon Pryor (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Colorado State | Fang Yen can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 11:23 | Colorado State | Fang Yen snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 11:02 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffery Kraft (SG), Joel Baird (SF), Rodney Gies (C) Elmer Roberts, Brandon Pryor, Dikembe Abke | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joel Baird, Rodney Gies | |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG), Joel Baird (SF), Rodney Gies (C) Jeffery Kraft, Brandon Pryor, Dikembe Abke | |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 10:08 | Colorado State | Rodney Gies gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:49 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is fouled on the floor by Daniel Seger - foul #2 on Daniel Seger, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffery Kraft (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) Isidro Bruno, Joel Baird, Ray Smiley | |
| 09:32 | Colorado State | Fang Yen's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (C) Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Elmer Roberts (SG), Ray Smiley (PF) Jeffery Kraft, Rodney Gies | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | William Smith can't throw it down but he's hacked by Fang Yen - foul #1 on Fang Yen, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG) Willie Roberts | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG), Rodney Gies (C) Elmer Roberts, Ray Smiley | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:56 | Colorado State | Daniel Seger steps in front of the Brandon Pryor pass | 56-46 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't throw it down but he's fouled by Isidro Bruno - foul #3 on Isidro Bruno, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, Robert Englund, William Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffery Kraft (SG), Ray Smiley (PF) Isidro Bruno, Rodney Gies | |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:16 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-46 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Brian Segura pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 07:55 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 58-46 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Fang Yen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Brian Segura snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Jeffery Kraft (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Brandon Pryor (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 07:14 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 06:57 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley loses the ball out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Robert Englund (SF), William Smith (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier, Brian Segura, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG), Joel Baird (SF), Russell Branch (PF), Rodney Gies (C) Jeffery Kraft, Brandon Pryor, Ray Smiley, Dikembe Abke | |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a shot from the right side | 58-46 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | William Smith tips it home | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:21 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 63-46 |
| 05:49 | Colorado State | Fang Yen's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Elmer Roberts (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) Isidro Bruno, Joel Baird, Russell Branch | |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Elmer Roberts - foul #2 on Elmer Roberts, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:42 | Colorado State | Elmer Roberts pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 05:34 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Willie Roberts | 64-46 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses the floater from the free throw line | 64-46 |
| 05:21 | Colorado State | Fang Yen grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 05:17 | Colorado State | Fang Yen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 05:16 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:56 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke banks in the layup on a nice dish by Elmer Roberts | 64-48 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 04:36 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | Elmer Roberts is called for traveling | 64-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), Shawn Moors (C) Robert Englund, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG), Ray Smiley (PF) Elmer Roberts, Rodney Gies | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Ray Smiley swats the dunk try by Shawn Moors | 64-48 |
| 04:09 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:03 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 64-50 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Looney (PG), Joel Baird (SF), Rodney Gies (C) Fang Yen, Brandon Pryor, Dikembe Abke | |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Larry Looney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Baird (fresh) PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Gies (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | William Smith jams it set up by Willie Roberts | 66-52 |
| 02:54 | Colorado State | Willie Roberts steals the ball from Isidro Bruno | 66-52 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger can't finish the layup | 66-52 |
| 02:50 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 02:35 | Colorado State | Daniel Palmatier is called for the reach on Joel Baird - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Elmer Roberts (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Larry Looney, Isidro Bruno, Joel Baird, Rodney Gies | |
| 02:27 | Colorado State | Fang Yen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral blows the layup | 66-52 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Mars | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Colorado State | Fang Yen evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ray Smiley | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 01:16 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:03 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Elmer Roberts - foul #3 on Elmer Roberts, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG), Rodney Gies (C) Elmer Roberts, Dikembe Abke | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Colorado State | Fang Yen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Carl Mars drills a floater from just outside the lane | 72-54 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno misses the halfcourt shot | 72-54 |