| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kokocinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vito Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brandon Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gaylord James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo inbounds the ball | 14-17 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski travels with the ball | 14-17 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Paul Sanders is blocked by Gaylord James | 14-17 |
| 19:34 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 19:13 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brandon Cox - foul #1 on Brandon Cox, team foul #1 | 14-17 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 18:38 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Vito Gallo | 16-19 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 17:49 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo misses short on a runner from close range | 16-22 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Paul Sanders | 16-22 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is fouled on the floor by Vito Gallo - foul #2 on Vito Gallo, team foul #2 | 16-22 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Sanders | 16-22 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-22 |
| 16:43 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 16:39 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Gaylord James - foul #3 on Gaylord James, team foul #3 | 16-22 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Brandon Cox steals the ball from Lawrence Gilyard | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kokocinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vito Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brandon Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gaylord James (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo is hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Johnnie King (PG), Daniel Barnum (SG), Mark Holderman (PF) Jeffrey Carr, Matthew Kokocinski, Brandon Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 15:28 | Texas Tech | Daniel Barnum makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Johnnie King | 19-22 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #2 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta (C) Gaylord James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:42 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-22 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Richard Norby tips it back up and in | 19-24 |
| 13:43 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo misses the floater near the basket | 19-24 |
| 13:41 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta tips it home | 21-24 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is called for a backcourt violation | 21-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (PG), Matthew Kokocinski (SG), Brandon Cox (PF), Gaylord James (C) Johnnie King, Vito Gallo, Mark Holderman, Clarence Archuleta | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Joshua Savage (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 12:55 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 21-24 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 12:33 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 12:08 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Carr | 23-24 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman loses the ball out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo (SF) Daniel Barnum | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Kokocinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vito Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brandon Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gaylord James (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Kokocinski | 26-24 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 10:30 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-24 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Gaylord James - foul #4 on Gaylord James, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Barnum (SF) Vito Gallo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 09:44 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox scores on a jumper from the left block | 28-26 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by Daniel Barnum - foul #2 on Daniel Barnum, team foul #5 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-26 |
| 09:07 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Barnum | 31-26 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Johnnie King (PG), Vito Gallo (SF), Mark Holderman (PF), Clarence Archuleta (C) Jeffrey Carr, Matthew Kokocinski, Brandon Cox, Gaylord James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | Daniel Barnum clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Hillman | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Johnnie King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Barnum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vito Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Holderman (fresh) C - Clarence Archuleta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Gilyard blocks the short jumper by Clarence Archuleta | 31-29 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 31-29 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 07:05 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 06:37 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (PG), Matthew Kokocinski (SG), Brandon Cox (PF), Gaylord James (C) Johnnie King, Daniel Barnum, Mark Holderman, Clarence Archuleta | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Norby | |
| 06:12 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-29 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Gaylord James is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #5 on Gaylord James, team foul #6 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta (C) Gaylord James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 05:06 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF) Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman | |
| 05:06 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 05:06 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage clanks a jump hook in the paint | 33-32 |
| 04:43 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 04:16 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 04:15 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr tips it in | 35-32 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage lays it up and in and the foul's on Clarence Archuleta - foul #1 on Clarence Archuleta, team foul #7 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Barnum (SF) Vito Gallo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan | |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 03:34 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Gilyard takes the ball from Brandon Cox | 35-35 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Barnum is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #3 on Daniel Barnum, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Johnnie King (PG), Vito Gallo (SF) Jeffrey Carr, Matthew Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Johnnie King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Barnum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vito Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brandon Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Archuleta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox scores on a jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 37-39 |
| 02:48 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (PG), Matthew Kokocinski (SG) Johnnie King, Daniel Barnum | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:22 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Gilyard takes the ball from Clarence Archuleta | 37-39 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Clarence Archuleta is called for the reach on Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Clarence Archuleta, team foul #9 | 37-39 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 01:53 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 01:31 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Kokocinski | 40-40 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Brandon Cox - foul #2 on Brandon Cox, team foul #10 | 40-40 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 40-42 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-42 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by Jeffrey Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Carr, team foul #11 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Brandon Cox | 40-45 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Jeffrey Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Carr, team foul #12 | 40-45 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski misses long on a fullcourt shot | 40-47 |