| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Russell Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Schwarz (fresh) SF - David Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ogden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Nakano (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | David Brantley inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Boston College | Russell Lee knocks in the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Mark Gardner - foul #1 on Mark Gardner, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:42 | Boston College | Russell Lee makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 19:23 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:00 | Boston College | Russell Lee misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 30-33 |
| 18:58 | Boston College | David Ogden tips it home | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is hacked by David Ogden - foul #3 on David Ogden, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Timothy Aldaco (PF) David Ogden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:14 | Boston College | David Brantley snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:57 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Brian Maitland | |
| 17:57 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:57 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Joe Schwarz - foul #2 on Joe Schwarz, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a floater from the left side | 34-33 |
| 17:13 | Boston College | Russell Lee pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:55 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Clark | 34-33 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:24 | Boston College | Russell Lee snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:05 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Russell Lee | 37-33 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Richard Norby pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Russell Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Schwarz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Brantley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Aldaco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Nakano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Joe Schwarz picks off the pass by Lloyd Clark | 37-33 |
| 15:14 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 15:12 | Boston College | Lester Nakano gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:02 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Lee | 40-33 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 14:41 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Timothy Aldaco | 40-33 |
| 14:20 | Boston College | Lester Nakano clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Gardner - foul #2 on Mark Gardner, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Christopher Meyers (PG), Gregory Whitley (SG), David Ogden (PF) Russell Lee, Joe Schwarz, Timothy Aldaco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Richard Norby | |
| 14:20 | Boston College | Lester Nakano misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:20 | Boston College | Lester Nakano misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Christopher Meyers picks off the pass by Stephen Vance | 40-33 |
| 13:37 | Boston College | Gregory Whitley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 13:18 | Boston College | Lester Nakano grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 13:12 | Boston College | Christopher Meyers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 13:10 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Whitley | 40-33 |
| 12:46 | Boston College | David Brantley is fouled on the floor by Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Dennis Lacefield (C) Lester Nakano | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Fred Morgan | |
| 12:26 | Boston College | Christopher Meyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Timothy Aldaco (SF) David Brantley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Christopher Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Whitley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Aldaco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Ogden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Lacefield (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Boston College | Gregory Whitley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-35 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lloyd Clark | 43-37 |
| 11:03 | Boston College | David Ogden misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Richard Norby gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | James Molino is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Russell Lee (PG), Joe Schwarz (SG) Christopher Meyers, Gregory Whitley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Johnny Garay (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Brian Maitland, Richard Norby | |
| 10:28 | Boston College | Timothy Aldaco misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 09:39 | Boston College | Johnny Garay steals the ball from Joe Schwarz | 43-39 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 08:52 | Boston College | David Ogden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 43-44 |
| 08:15 | Boston College | Dennis Lacefield hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Lee and the foul's on Johnny Garay - foul #1 on Johnny Garay, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Christopher Meyers (PG), David Brantley (SF), Lester Nakano (C) Russell Lee, Timothy Aldaco, David Ogden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan, Johnny Garay | |
| 08:15 | Boston College | Dennis Lacefield misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman drills a jump hook from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 07:41 | Boston College | Lester Nakano can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 07:40 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance loses the dribble to Dennis Lacefield | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Christopher Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Schwarz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Lacefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Nakano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 06:46 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz is fouled on the floor by James Molino - foul #2 on James Molino, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Russell Lee (PG), Ronald Rendon (PF) Joe Schwarz, Dennis Lacefield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fred Morgan (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland | |
| 06:27 | Boston College | David Brantley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 06:25 | Boston College | David Brantley snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:10 | Boston College | Christopher Meyers hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | James Molino misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:01 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Russell Lee | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:38 | Boston College | Stephen Vance is called for the reach on Russell Lee - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Timothy Aldaco (SF), David Ogden (PF) David Brantley, Ronald Rendon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Fred Morgan | |
| 05:38 | Boston College | Russell Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:38 | Boston College | Russell Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a jumper from the right wing set up by James Molino | 52-48 |
| 05:07 | Boston College | Christopher Meyers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:53 | Boston College | Christopher Meyers is hacked by Mark Gardner - foul #3 on Mark Gardner, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joe Schwarz (SF) Lester Nakano | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 04:53 | Boston College | Christopher Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:53 | Boston College | Christopher Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Morgan | 53-53 |
| 04:14 | Boston College | David Ogden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 53-55 |
| 03:28 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Russell Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Meyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Schwarz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Ogden (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Aldaco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Boston College | Timothy Aldaco loses the ball out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gregory Whitley (SG), David Brantley (SF), Dennis Lacefield (PF), Lester Nakano (C) Christopher Meyers, Joe Schwarz, David Ogden, Timothy Aldaco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joe Schwarz (SG), Timothy Aldaco (PF) Gregory Whitley, Dennis Lacefield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Fred Morgan | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Timothy Aldaco is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #2 on Timothy Aldaco, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Richard Norby is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Norby, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Christopher Meyers (PG), David Ogden (PF) Russell Lee, Timothy Aldaco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:57 | Boston College | David Brantley dunks the ball | 55-57 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Russell Lee (PG) Christopher Meyers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fred Morgan (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 01:27 | Boston College | Lester Nakano makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Russell Lee | 57-60 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Joe Schwarz steals the ball from Brian Maitland | 57-60 |
| 00:39 | Boston College | Fred Morgan blocks the jumper by Lester Nakano | 57-60 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is hacked by Russell Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Lee, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Russell Lee - foul #3 on Russell Lee, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF) Fred Morgan | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by David Ogden - foul #4 on David Ogden, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled on the floor by David Brantley - foul #3 on David Brantley, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:27 | Boston College | Lester Nakano gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Boston College | David Ogden is fouled on the floor by Mark Gardner - foul #4 on Mark Gardner, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Stephen Vance | |
| 00:19 | Boston College | David Ogden misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:19 | Boston College | David Ogden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by Joe Schwarz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Schwarz, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF) Fred Morgan | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:13 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Russell Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Lee, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (C) Brian Maitland | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | David Ogden snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-63 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Lester Nakano gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:02 | Boston College | Joe Schwarz scores on a 3 from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner runs out the clock | 61-63 |