| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Molino | 37-27 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Marcus Huffman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Donald Kantor tips it back up and in | 37-29 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Molino | 39-29 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Joshua Savage denies the turnaround by Joe Tye | 39-29 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is whistled for a carry | 39-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:35 | LSU | Richard Chaires can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fred Morgan | 39-29 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Donald Kantor is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Donald Kantor, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (C) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG) Gustavo Martin | |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the floater from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Zlatko Zachman steals it from Richard Chaires | 41-29 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the lay-in | 41-29 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is fouled on the floor by Joe Tye - foul #2 on Joe Tye, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Donald Kantor, Joe Tye | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Edward Wallace steals the ball from Zlatko Zachman | 41-29 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Jason Roten lays it in on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Roten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (PF) Jason Roten | |
| 14:54 | LSU | Edward Wallace hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Richard Norby gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Edward Wallace grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #4 on Fred Morgan, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Joshua Savage (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Marcus Huffman (SG), Richard Chaires (SF), Joe Tye (C) Gustavo Martin, Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt, Grant Kirkwood | |
| 14:17 | LSU | Donald Kantor makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled on the floor by Richard Chaires - foul #2 on Richard Chaires, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Donald Kantor steals it from Lloyd Clark | 41-32 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Joe Tye misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 41-32 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Marcus Huffman gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-32 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Joe Tye pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Richard Chaires hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Joe Tye pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jason Roten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcus Huffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Chaires (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Kantor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Tye (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Marcus Huffman buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Tye | 41-36 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 41-36 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 44-36 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Marcus Huffman clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-36 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Marcus Huffman - foul #2 on Marcus Huffman, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Jason Roten, Marcus Huffman, Donald Kantor, Joe Tye | |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Molino | 46-36 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Richard Chaires hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Molino - foul #2 on James Molino, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:16 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | James Molino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (C) Richard Chaires | |
| 08:25 | LSU | Gustavo Martin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses the tip | 46-38 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 46-38 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Gustavo Martin steals the ball from Ronald Hillman | 46-38 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses the lay-in | 46-38 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | The short jumper by James Molino is denied by Joe Tye | 46-38 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Tye (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Joe Tye scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Wallace and he's fouled by Ronald Hillman - foul #3 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (C) James Molino, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Marcus Huffman (SG), Donald Kantor (PF) Gustavo Martin, Johnnie Hunt, Grant Kirkwood | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 46-41 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on Joe Tye - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Chaires (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Edward Wallace, Joe Tye | |
| 05:56 | LSU | Marcus Huffman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Donald Kantor grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Richard Chaires hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Richard Chaires grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Joshua Savage steps in front of the Jason Roten pass | 46-43 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan banks in the layup and the foul's on Donald Kantor - foul #3 on Donald Kantor, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Joe Tye (C) Jason Roten, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Grant Kirkwood | |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Edward Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Donald Kantor pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Donald Kantor travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Tye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan's floater is tipped away by Donald Kantor | 49-43 |
| 03:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joe Tye | 49-43 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Joe Tye clanks a jumper in the lane | 49-43 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is alone and drills a shot from the left block | 51-43 |
| 02:29 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SG), Richard Chaires (SF) Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:00 | LSU | Gustavo Martin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the tip | 51-43 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Marcus Huffman tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Donald Kantor - foul #4 on Donald Kantor, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Joe Tye is called for the reach on James Molino - foul #3 on Joe Tye, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Joe Tye is hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #4 on Joshua Savage, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Gustavo Martin loses the dribble to James Molino | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Gustavo Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Gustavo Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-45 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Donald Kantor tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is hacked by Marcus Huffman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marcus Huffman, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Grant Kirkwood (PF) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Donald Kantor | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Stephen Vance takes the ball from Edward Wallace | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Vance and he's fouled by Joe Tye - foul #4 on Joe Tye, team foul #10 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joe Tye knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 60-47 |