| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Xiaoping Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Lopez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Fetters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Sabol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Craig Holley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 19:40 | Temple | Armando Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Alex Wood is hacked by Lawrence Goforth - foul #1 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 19:03 | Temple | Alex Wood clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 32-23 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Armando Lopez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Armando Lopez, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (SG) Armando Lopez | |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mitchell Higuera | 34-23 |
| 18:39 | Temple | Alex Wood is hacked by Mitchell Higuera - foul #1 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF) Willie Fetters | |
| 18:29 | Temple | James McGee is hacked by Lawrence Goforth - foul #2 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #3 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | Temple | Arnold Fleisher (PG), Jesus Valdez (PF) Xiaoping Sun, Thomas Sabol | |
| 18:12 | Temple | Alex Wood knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Arnold Fleisher | 34-25 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Craig Holley | 36-25 |
| 17:29 | Temple | James McGee makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Wood and he's hacked by Mitchell Higuera - foul #2 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #4 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Mitchell Higuera, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Temple | Xiaoping Sun (PG), Willie Fetters (SF), Thomas Sabol (PF) Arnold Fleisher, Wayne Jensen, Jesus Valdez | |
| 17:29 | Temple | James McGee makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 17:03 | Temple | Alex Wood gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:58 | Temple | James McGee hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Sabol | 36-31 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | John Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by John Harrison | 38-31 |
| 16:08 | Temple | Xiaoping Sun clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Gary Lee snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Temple | Arnold Fleisher (PG), Armando Lopez (SG), Wayne Jensen (SF), Jesus Valdez (PF), Rolf Rybinski (C) Xiaoping Sun, James McGee, Willie Fetters, Thomas Sabol, Alex Wood | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Arnold Fleisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Lopez (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesus Valdez (fresh) C - Rolf Rybinski (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Temple | Armando Lopez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Gary Lee snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher double dribbles | 38-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:34 | Temple | Wayne Jensen can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Holley | 40-31 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Rolf Rybinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Wayne Jensen is called for the reach on Mitchell Higuera - foul #1 on Wayne Jensen, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF) Craig Holley, Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Temple | Xiaoping Sun (PG), William Kim (SG), Willie Fetters (SF), Lee Greene (PF), Alex Wood (C) Arnold Fleisher, Armando Lopez, Wayne Jensen, Jesus Valdez, Rolf Rybinski | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Victor Campbell | 43-31 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Alex Wood's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Lee | 43-31 |
| 12:57 | Temple | Alex Wood tips it back up and in | 43-33 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | John Harrison lays it in set up by Victor Campbell | 45-33 |
| 12:03 | Temple | Lee Greene clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Gary Lee gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-33 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Xiaoping Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Fetters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Greene (fairly fresh) C - Alex Wood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 48-33 |
| 11:15 | Temple | Alex Wood lays it up and in | 48-35 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 10:44 | Temple | Alex Wood pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Alex Wood comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Harrison - foul #4 on John Harrison, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, John Harrison, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Temple | Armando Lopez (PG), James McGee (SG), Wayne Jensen (SF), Thomas Sabol (PF) Xiaoping Sun, William Kim, Willie Fetters, Lee Greene | |
| 10:20 | Temple | Alex Wood makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Alex Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jesus Valdez (C) Alex Wood | |
| 09:09 | Temple | Jesus Valdez clanks a turnaround in the lane | 48-37 |
| 09:08 | Temple | Armando Lopez tips it home | 48-39 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | James McGee is called for the reach on Lawrence Goforth in the backcourt - foul #1 on James McGee, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Armando Lopez - foul #4 on Armando Lopez, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Temple | Arnold Fleisher (PG), Rolf Rybinski (C) Armando Lopez, Thomas Sabol | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Craig Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:30 | Temple | Jesus Valdez misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ernest Christopher - foul #1 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (SG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | Temple | Willie Fetters (SF) Wayne Jensen | |
| 08:30 | Temple | Jesus Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:30 | Temple | Jesus Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Craig Holley and the foul's on Arnold Fleisher - foul #2 on Arnold Fleisher, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG) Craig Holley | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Sabol (PF) Jesus Valdez | |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Thomas Sabol scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Rolf Rybinski | 53-43 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Thomas Sabol - foul #2 on Thomas Sabol, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF), Edward Ivey (C) Victor Campbell, Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Temple | Armando Lopez (SG), Wayne Jensen (SF), Alex Wood (C) James McGee, Willie Fetters, Rolf Rybinski | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Arnold Fleisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wayne Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Sabol (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Wood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Temple | Alex Wood hits a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Edward Ivey - foul #1 on Edward Ivey, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (PF) Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Temple | Xiaoping Sun (PG), Jesus Valdez (PF) Arnold Fleisher, Thomas Sabol | |
| 07:12 | Temple | Alex Wood misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| 07:05 | Temple | Wayne Jensen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-45 |
| 07:04 | Temple | Jesus Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:54 | Temple | Armando Lopez buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Craig Holley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Xiaoping Sun is hacked by Mark Moshier - foul #2 on Mark Moshier, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG) Craig Holley | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:33 | Temple | Xiaoping Sun misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell is hacked by Alex Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Wood, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Sabol (PF) Jesus Valdez | |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:30 | Temple | The rebound goes to Alex Wood | 57-47 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Alex Wood is denied on a layup by Gary Lee | 57-47 |
| 06:17 | Temple | Thomas Sabol tips it home | 57-49 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Wayne Jensen steals the ball from Victor Campbell in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Edward Ivey blocks the jumper by Alex Wood | 57-49 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Thomas Sabol tips it in | 57-51 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Wayne Jensen steals it from Mark Moshier in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Gary Lee takes the ball from Wayne Jensen | 57-51 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | John Harrison misses the lay-in | 57-51 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits the follow up shot | 59-51 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Alex Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, John Harrison, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Temple | Arnold Fleisher (PG), William Kim (SF), Jesus Valdez (PF), Rolf Rybinski (C) Xiaoping Sun, Wayne Jensen, Thomas Sabol, Alex Wood | |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett tips it home | 61-51 |
| 04:32 | Temple | William Kim misses the shot from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett tips it back up and in | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:45 | Temple | Armando Lopez is called for traveling | 63-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF), Edward Ivey (C) Craig Holley, Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | Temple | Xiaoping Sun (PG), James McGee (SG), Willie Fetters (SF), Lee Greene (PF), Alex Wood (C) Arnold Fleisher, Armando Lopez, William Kim, Jesus Valdez, Rolf Rybinski | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 63-51 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Xiaoping Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McGee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Fetters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Greene (fresh) C - Alex Wood (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Willie Fetters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 02:38 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Wood | 66-51 |
| 02:24 | Temple | Alex Wood misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #2 on Edward Ivey, team foul #10 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), John Harrison (PF) Mark Moshier, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | Temple | Arnold Fleisher (PG), Wayne Jensen (SF), Jesus Valdez (PF) Xiaoping Sun, Willie Fetters, Lee Greene | |
| 02:24 | Temple | Alex Wood misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:24 | Temple | Alex Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell is hacked by Arnold Fleisher - foul #3 on Arnold Fleisher, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolf Rybinski (C) Alex Wood | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:51 | Temple | The jumper by Rolf Rybinski is denied by John Harrison | 68-51 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Jesus Valdez snags the offensive board | 68-51 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Wayne Jensen connects on the floater from the right side | 68-53 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Craig Holley | 71-53 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Wayne Jensen misses the easy layup | 71-53 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | John Harrison snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera is hacked by Wayne Jensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Jensen, team foul #9 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF) Victor Campbell, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:13 | Temple | Jesus Valdez snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 00:57 | Temple | James McGee is hacked by Lawrence Goforth - foul #3 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #11 | 71-53 |
| 00:57 | Temple | James McGee makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:57 | Temple | James McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth clanks a shot from the baseline | 71-55 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Holley | 71-55 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | Temple | Ernest Christopher is called for the reach on Jesus Valdez - foul #2 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #12 | 73-55 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Jesus Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Jesus Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Rolf Rybinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Arnold Fleisher is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Arnold Fleisher, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 73-56 |