| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Cornelius Saner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Dan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hao Mang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarod Follmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Ronald Hillman is denied by Eddie Thomas | 21-22 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the follow up shot | 21-24 |
| 19:22 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas hits a driving attempt from the right block | 23-24 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 23-27 |
| 18:31 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 18:31 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:31 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard can't tip it in | 23-27 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 17:43 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Scott Dan | 23-27 |
| 17:25 | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner is hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 17:01 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Scott Dan out of the doubleteam | 25-27 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 25-29 |
| 16:11 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Young (PG), Matthew Pereyra (SG), Robert Moore (C) Cornelius Saner, Scott Dan, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 16:11 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:11 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-29 |
| 15:49 | Arizona State | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Young (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Pereyra (fresh) SF - Hao Mang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarod Follmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Arizona State | Hao Mang is fouled on the floor by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #4 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Scott Dan (SF), Paul Ebenstein (C) Hao Mang, Jarod Follmer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| 15:06 | Arizona State | James Young clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a floater in the paint | 25-29 |
| 14:53 | Arizona State | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 14:27 | Arizona State | Scott Dan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 14:25 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Moore | 25-29 |
| 14:05 | Arizona State | Scott Dan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 25-29 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-29 |
| 13:38 | Arizona State | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 13:12 | Arizona State | Matthew Pereyra loses the ball out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner (PG), Hao Mang (SF), Jarod Follmer (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) James Young, Scott Dan, Robert Moore, Paul Ebenstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance, Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 25-31 |
| 12:26 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 25-31 |
| 12:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Paul Sanders and he's fouled by Eddie Thomas - foul #2 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Scott Dan (SG) Matthew Pereyra | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 11:43 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Savage - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #5 | 25-34 |
| 11:43 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 11:43 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Cornelius Saner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Dan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hao Mang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarod Follmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-34 |
| 11:14 | Arizona State | Scott Dan pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 10:59 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Cornelius Saner | 29-34 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the lay-in | 29-34 |
| 10:33 | Arizona State | Hao Mang grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 10:04 | Arizona State | Hao Mang connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Cornelius Saner | 31-34 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Scott Dan is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Scott Dan, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Matthew Pereyra (SG), Robert Moore (PF) Cornelius Saner, Jarod Follmer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Hao Mang - foul #2 on Hao Mang, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Ebenstein (C) Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 09:22 | Arizona State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 08:54 | Arizona State | Robert Moore drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Scott Dan | 33-35 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 33-37 |
| 08:03 | Arizona State | Scott Dan splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-37 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner (PG), Jarod Follmer (SF), Eddie Thomas (C) Scott Dan, Hao Mang, Paul Ebenstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 07:35 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Cornelius Saner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Pereyra (fresh) SF - Jarod Follmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Arizona State | Robert Moore blows the layup but the foul's on Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Joshua Savage | |
| 07:07 | Arizona State | Robert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 07:07 | Arizona State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Morgan | 37-41 |
| 06:26 | Arizona State | Matthew Pereyra can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 05:46 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas is called for a backcourt violation | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Scott Dan (SG), Hao Mang (SF) Matthew Pereyra, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance | |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 05:26 | Arizona State | Hao Mang gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 04:57 | Arizona State | Scott Dan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard tips it home | 37-46 |
| 04:04 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 04:02 | Arizona State | Scott Dan gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 03:45 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Sanders | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Cornelius Saner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Dan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hao Mang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jarod Follmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer misses the easy dunk attempt | 37-49 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Morgan | 37-52 |
| 02:02 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jarod Follmer | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Jarod Follmer picks off the pass by Lawrence Gilyard | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:29 | Arizona State | Scott Dan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-52 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is called for 5 seconds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Young (PG), Matthew Pereyra (SG), Robert Moore (PF), Paul Ebenstein (C) Cornelius Saner, Scott Dan, Jarod Follmer, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 00:54 | Arizona State | Hao Mang can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-52 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | James Molino comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 00:21 | Arizona State | Matthew Pereyra grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Arizona State | Hao Mang buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner (PG), Scott Dan (SG), Jarod Follmer (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) James Young, Matthew Pereyra, Robert Moore, Paul Ebenstein | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Dan - foul #2 on Scott Dan, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled on the floor by Eddie Thomas - foul #3 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Eddie Thomas - foul #4 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | Jarod Follmer grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 00:08 | Arizona State | Scott Dan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-52 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 43-52 |