| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Lon Smith (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Edward Delaney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo's floater is tipped away by Stuart Ried | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Edward Delaney tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is hacked by Michael Addison - foul #1 on Michael Addison, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried blows the dunk but the foul's on Gilberto Rizzo - foul #1 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols is hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #2 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harvey Marine | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Peter Bad gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad tips it in | 5-2 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | The jump hook by Edward Delaney is blocked by Harvey Marine | 5-2 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Lon Smith (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fairly fresh) SG - Clarence Nichols (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Percy Young (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney | |
| 15:25 | Xavier | The jump hook by Vernon Clark is blocked by Stuart Ried | 5-2 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't throw it down but he's hacked by Vernon Clark - foul #1 on Vernon Clark, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | George Flynn misses the easy layup | 7-2 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Vernon Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Stephen Evans clanks a jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Jeffrey Fuchs steals it from Edwin Hayles | 7-2 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Percy Young - foul #1 on Percy Young, team foul #5 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG) Edwin Hayles | |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Vernon Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Vernon Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Peter Bad lays it in on a great pass from Stuart Ried | 10-5 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Peter Bad knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 13-8 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Percy Young misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 13-8 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 15-8 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Derrick Fong steals it from Michael Addison | 15-8 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-8 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Percy Young snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Vernon Clark blows the layup but he's fouled by Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Derrick Fong, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edward Delaney (PF) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Percy Young | |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Vernon Clark makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Vernon Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled on the floor by Vernon Clark - foul #2 on Vernon Clark, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Vernon Clark | |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Peter Bad scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fairly fresh) SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Edward Delaney lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Armstrong | 17-11 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a jumper in the paint | 17-11 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bruce Shreve | 17-11 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a floater in the paint | 17-11 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Edward Delaney gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Fuchs | 17-11 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Bad | 20-11 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Nichols | 20-13 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve connects on the 3 from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-13 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Edward Delaney steps in front of the Peter Bad pass | 23-13 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Harvey Marine is called for the reach on Clarence Nichols - foul #1 on Harvey Marine, team foul #3 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Robert Woods (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Harvey Marine, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Percy Young (PF) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney | |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Stephen Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-13 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Paul Armstrong is called for the reach on Lon Smith - foul #1 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF) Paul Armstrong | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | George Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Harvey Marine (PF) Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG) Edwin Hayles | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Clarence Nichols - foul #1 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #8 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Percy Young is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Percy Young, team foul #9 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF) Percy Young | |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by George Flynn - foul #1 on George Flynn, team foul #10 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the free throw | 30-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Flynn (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Xavier | George Flynn is hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #4 | 30-13 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Stephen Evans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-13 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-13 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-13 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-13 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Peter Bad buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Lon Smith | 32-13 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | George Flynn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Flynn, team foul #11 | 32-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF), Robert Woods (C) Harvey Marine, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Edwin Hayles (C) Stephen Evans, Clarence Nichols, George Flynn | |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs double dribbles | 32-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Lon Smith, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Robert Woods steps in front of the Edwin Hayles pass | 32-13 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't finish the layup | 32-13 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Edward Delaney pulls down the rebound | 32-13 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Michael Addison knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Goldsmith | 32-16 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG) Joseph Goldsmith | |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #5 | 32-16 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Hayles - foul #1 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #12 | 32-18 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edward Delaney | 33-18 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Russell Jolley - foul #2 on Russell Jolley, team foul #6 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Peter Bad comes up short on the runner from the left block | 33-19 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Addison and the foul's on Paul Bramblett - foul #1 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the free throw | 33-22 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled on the floor by Edwin Hayles - foul #2 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #13 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Lon Smith, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SF), Vernon Clark (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney, Edwin Hayles | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Vernon Clark grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols travels with the ball | 34-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (SF) Clarence Nichols | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Flynn (fresh) SF - Percy Young (fresh) PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine snags the offensive board | 34-22 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-22 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | Vernon Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | George Flynn hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Vernon Clark | 34-24 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Vernon Clark denies the turnaround by Stuart Ried | 34-24 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | George Flynn snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | George Flynn clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG) Stephen Evans, Percy Young | |
| 02:33 | Xavier | George Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | George Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the lay-in | 34-25 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Vernon Clark drills a floater from the right wing set up by George Flynn | 36-27 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs double dribbles | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (PF), Edwin Hayles (C) Vernon Clark, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 01:15 | Xavier | George Flynn misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Michael Addison tips it home | 36-29 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Edwin Hayles - foul #3 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #14 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Harvey Marine (PF) Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo (C) Edwin Hayles | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Percy Young | 37-29 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Percy Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-29 |