| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) SF - Jim King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Cushman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Goforth and he's fouled by Michael Engel - foul #2 on Michael Engel, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 19:31 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 19:30 | North Texas | Jim King hits the follow up shot | 28-24 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher can't connect on a runner from the right block | 28-24 |
| 19:10 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:47 | North Texas | Edward Ivey steals it from Ricky Cushman | 28-24 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jim King - foul #1 on Jim King, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:11 | North Texas | Jim King makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Mitchell Higuera - foul #3 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:11 | North Texas | Jim King misses the free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 17:16 | North Texas | Ernest Christopher blocks the short jumper by Ricky Cushman | 30-26 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Bradley Nystrom steals the ball from Edward Ivey | 30-26 |
| 16:51 | North Texas | Jim King slams it home set up by Bradley Nystrom | 30-28 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher travels with the ball | 30-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Partee (PF), Donald Wildenthaler (C) Ricky Cushman, David Thompson | |
| 16:08 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jim King - foul #2 on Jim King, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG) Craig Holley | |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (SG) Michael Engel | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Christopher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim King (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wildenthaler (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | North Texas | Jim King's floater is tipped away by Ernest Christopher | 31-28 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Gary Lee grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 14:28 | North Texas | Jim King hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Nystrom and he's fouled by Edward Ivey - foul #1 on Edward Ivey, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Engel (SG), Ricky Cushman (PF), David Thompson (C) Bradley Nystrom, Joshua Partee, Donald Wildenthaler | |
| 14:28 | North Texas | Jim King makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 35-31 |
| 13:44 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Partee (SF) Jim King | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Craig Holley comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-31 |
| 13:23 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:58 | North Texas | Michael Engel loses the dribble to Lawrence Goforth | 35-31 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | John Harrison misses the dunk | 35-31 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | John Harrison tips it home | 37-31 |
| 12:20 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | David Thompson is called for the reach on John Harrison - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Craig Holley, Lawrence Goforth, John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom (PG), Jim King (SF), Donald Wildenthaler (C) Michael Engel, Ricky Cushman, David Thompson | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher drills a shot from the left block | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim King (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wildenthaler (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Partee | 39-34 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mitchell Higuera | 42-34 |
| 10:20 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Nystrom | 42-37 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Lawrence Goforth (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Victor Campbell, Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Engel (SG), Ricky Cushman (PF), David Thompson (C) Isaac Lindsay, Joshua Partee, Donald Wildenthaler | |
| 09:33 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| 09:33 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:33 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 09:23 | North Texas | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 42-39 |
| 09:07 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 09:05 | North Texas | David Thompson tips it in | 42-41 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Gary Lee double dribbles | 42-41 |
| 08:16 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Christopher - foul #3 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Partee (SF) Jim King | |
| 08:16 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:16 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), John Harrison (PF) Gary Lee, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler (C) David Thompson | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera is hacked by Ricky Cushman - foul #2 on Ricky Cushman, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes (SF) Ricky Cushman | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is hacked by Donald Wildenthaler - foul #2 on Donald Wildenthaler, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Higuera | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) PF - Joshua Partee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wildenthaler (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 07:04 | North Texas | Joshua Partee snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 06:39 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Higuera - foul #4 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher (PF), Claude Bennett (C) John Harrison, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (PG), Jim King (SF) Bradley Nystrom, Lawrence Rakes | |
| 06:20 | North Texas | Joshua Partee scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Engel | 43-45 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Claude Bennett | 45-45 |
| 05:35 | North Texas | Joshua Partee buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 05:11 | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 05:11 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Edward Ivey (C) Mark Moshier, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom (PG), Ricky Cushman (PF), David Thompson (C) Isaac Lindsay, Joshua Partee, Donald Wildenthaler | |
| 04:52 | North Texas | Jim King buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bradley Nystrom | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-49 |
| 04:21 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Higuera - foul #5 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Lee (SF) Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 04:01 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Gary Lee snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ernest Christopher | 48-49 |
| 03:31 | North Texas | Edward Ivey blocks the short jumper by Jim King | 48-49 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Engel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim King (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Cushman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 48-49 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 02:58 | North Texas | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 02:33 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom misses the floater from the left side | 48-49 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Craig Holley grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Gary Lee buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Lawrence Goforth | 50-49 |
| 02:11 | North Texas | Jim King misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 02:10 | North Texas | Jim King can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Craig Holley buries a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 01:24 | North Texas | Jim King drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Nystrom | 53-51 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:46 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman makes the floater from the right wing | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey loses the dribble to Bradley Nystrom | 54-53 |
| 00:12 | North Texas | Jim King can't finish the layup | 54-53 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher grabs the board | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher is hacked by Bradley Nystrom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Nystrom, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:07 | North Texas | North Texas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | North Texas | Michael Engel loses the ball out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 56-53 |