| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer inbounds the ball | 17-42 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | James Molino steals the ball from Robert Kiefer | 17-42 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan lays it up and in set up by James Molino | 17-44 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-44 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-44 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| 18:42 | Auburn | Matthew Moua clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-44 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 19-44 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman loses the ball out of bounds | 19-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Ronald Hillman | |
| 18:03 | Auburn | James Ashurst loses the dribble to Zlatko Zachman | 19-44 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Savage | 19-46 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #3 on Fred Morgan, team foul #1 | 19-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG) Matthew Moua | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan | |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Michael Crocker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #2 | 19-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Joshua Savage steps in front of the Kyle Smith pass | 19-46 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 19-49 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-49 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Earl Zullinger steals it from Zlatko Zachman in the backcourt | 22-49 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Michael Crocker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-49 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Kyle Smith tips it back up and in | 24-49 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by John Gooch in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gooch, team foul #1 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, John Gooch, Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Stephen Vance (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Darrin Nguyen - foul #3 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #2 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG) David Locklin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Ronald Hillman, Stephen Vance | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Matthew Moua steps in front of the Lawrence Gilyard pass | 24-49 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-49 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan hits a wide open turnaround from close range | 27-51 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-51 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 27-51 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard connects on the open jump hook from the left block set up by Fred Morgan | 27-53 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Joshua Savage steals the ball from Brett Whitaker | 27-53 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #3 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #3 | 27-53 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-53 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-53 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders blows the layup but he's fouled by John Gooch - foul #2 on John Gooch, team foul #3 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Norby | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 29-54 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | John Gooch connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Zullinger | 31-54 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage lays it up and in set up by Fred Morgan | 31-56 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | Ronald Hillman takes the ball from Earl Zullinger | 31-56 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan blows the layup | 31-56 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it in | 31-58 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | James Molino takes the ball from John Gooch | 31-58 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders banks in the layup on a great pass from James Molino | 31-60 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Michael Crocker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #4 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), David Locklin (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, John Gooch, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Joshua Savage | |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Locklin (fresh) SF - Michael Crocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Morgan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 33-62 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Richard Norby blocks the short jumper by Michael Williams | 33-62 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman snags the defensive board | 33-62 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Michael Williams steps in front of the Zlatko Zachman pass in the backcourt | 33-62 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Michael Crocker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Crocker, team foul #4 | 33-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF) David Locklin, Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Zlatko Zachman, Richard Norby | |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-62 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hillman | 33-62 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | James Molino hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 33-62 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Michael Williams grabs the board | 33-62 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Moua | 35-62 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Molino | 35-65 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-65 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | James Molino gets the rebound | 35-65 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 35-65 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 35-65 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen is called for traveling | 35-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), John Gooch (SG), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan | |
| 08:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Clark | 35-68 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Lawrence Gilyard picks off the pass by James Ashurst | 35-68 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard dunks the ball | 35-70 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger is called for traveling | 35-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Kyle Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Vance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Smith, team foul #5 | 35-70 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Richard Norby is called for 5 seconds | 35-70 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ashurst (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Kyle Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #5 | 35-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-70 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Kyle Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-70 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Michael Crocker grabs the offensive board | 36-70 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | James Ashurst misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-70 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 36-70 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-70 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | James Ashurst gets the rebound | 36-70 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | John Gooch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Locklin | 38-70 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | John Gooch is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gooch, team foul #6 | 38-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Brett Whitaker (C) John Gooch, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Richard Norby can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from close range | 38-70 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the offensive board | 38-70 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-70 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance snags the offensive board | 38-70 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 38-70 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | David Locklin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-70 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | David Locklin is hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #6 | 38-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Michael Crocker (SF), Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) David Locklin, Robert Kiefer, Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Matthew Moua comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-70 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 38-70 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance's pass is intercepted by Matthew Moua | 38-70 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Michael Williams is whistled for a carry | 38-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG) Darrin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman's pass is intercepted by John Gooch in the backcourt | 38-70 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-70 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zachman | 38-70 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Richard Norby scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Vance | 38-72 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-72 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Richard Norby gets the rebound | 38-72 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Gooch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Crocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ashurst (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Gilyard (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Vance (tiring) 5 pts. C - Richard Norby (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | John Gooch is called for the reach on Lawrence Gilyard in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Gooch, team foul #7 | 38-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Locklin (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Michael Crocker, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 38-73 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 38-73 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-73 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Zlatko Zachman takes the ball from Robert Kiefer | 38-73 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark lays it in set up by Zlatko Zachman | 38-75 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | David Locklin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-75 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker tips it back up and in | 40-75 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 40-77 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Locklin and he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #7 | 42-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Earl Zullinger, David Locklin, Robert Kiefer, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Richard Norby | |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the free throw | 43-77 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Lloyd Clark and the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 43-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF) John Gooch, Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Stephen Vance | |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the free throw | 43-80 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer can't finish the layup | 43-80 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fred Morgan | 43-80 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-80 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer grabs the board | 43-80 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-80 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-80 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-80 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brett Whitaker | 43-80 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Kiefer | 45-80 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark runs out the clock | 45-80 |