| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Craig Holley | 23-26 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Ivey, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (PF) Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Philip Utz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Christopher - foul #3 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't tip it in | 23-26 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Philip Utz snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Philip Utz lays it in | 25-26 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher can't throw it down | 25-26 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to William Merritt | 25-26 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Philip Utz is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Higuera - foul #2 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Ben Horne (SF), Paul Carrier (PF), Garfield Luke (C) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Philip Utz, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera | |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Ernest Christopher blocks the short jumper by Paul Carrier | 25-26 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Gary Lee drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Holley | 25-29 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Sieberg (fresh) SF - Ben Horne (fresh) PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. C - Garfield Luke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Moshier, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Philip Utz (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Ben Horne, Paul Carrier, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | The short jumper by William Merritt is denied by Claude Bennett | 27-29 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas | William Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas | Philip Utz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Ben Horne (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Edward Ivey (C) Mark Moshier, Claude Bennett | |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | Edward Ivey steals the ball from Kenneth Bateman | 27-31 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Ivey | 27-34 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Ben Horne is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Higuera - foul #3 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #5 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Philip Utz (PF), Garfield Luke (C) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Ben Horne, Paul Carrier, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF) Victor Campbell, Mitchell Higuera, John Harrison | |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on William Merritt - foul #1 on William Merritt, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Ben Horne (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Gary Lee gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Holley | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Sieberg (fresh) SF - Ben Horne (fresh) PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. C - Philip Utz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Ben Horne can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #6 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Tony Mitchell (C) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Gary Lee | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Edward Ivey takes the ball from Tony Mitchell | 28-37 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Moshier | 28-40 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Edward Ivey denies the turnaround by Philip Utz | 28-40 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Ben Horne tips it home | 30-40 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher slams it home | 30-42 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Edward Ivey swats the short shot by Ben Horne | 30-42 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 30-44 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mitchell Higuera - foul #4 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #7 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Ben Horne, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Philip Utz makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Claude Bennett | 31-44 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Gary Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Goforth | 31-47 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garfield Luke (C) Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Lee | 31-49 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Harrison | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Sieberg (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. C - Garfield Luke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Paul Carrier | 31-49 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Campbell and the foul's on Kenneth Bateman - foul #2 on Kenneth Bateman, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Tony Mitchell (C) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF) Victor Campbell, Lawrence Goforth, Gary Lee, John Harrison | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 34-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (PF) Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Claude Bennett | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is fouled on the floor by William Merritt - foul #2 on William Merritt, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) Donald Davis, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell is hacked by Mitchell Higuera - foul #5 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #8 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Philip Utz (PF) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Ben Horne, Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera | |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Perry Sieberg is called for the reach on Lawrence Goforth - foul #1 on Perry Sieberg, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Ben Horne (SF), Paul Carrier (PF), Garfield Luke (C) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Donald Davis, Philip Utz, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Craig Holley's pass is intercepted by Les Ballesteros | 36-52 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #2 on Edward Ivey, team foul #9 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Tony Mitchell (C) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Ben Horne, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Gary Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Carrier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier drills a jumpshot from the left side | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-52 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Donald Davis grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Donald Davis blows the layup | 40-52 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier can't tip it in | 40-52 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Craig Holley | 40-52 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Craig Holley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 40-52 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Gary Lee snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Gary Lee drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Craig Holley and he's fouled by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Gary Lee comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Merritt - foul #3 on William Merritt, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lawrence Goforth - foul #3 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #10 | 40-57 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 41-57 |