| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ryland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Witcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Master (fresh) 5 pts. C - Horace Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is hacked by Larry Master in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Master, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 32-36 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 34-39 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is called for traveling | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), James Walley (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Matthew Osbourne (PF), Larry Lally (C) Manuel Smith, Gary Ryland, Stephen Witcher, Larry Master, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland | |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Norby steps in front of the Larry Lally pass | 34-39 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled on the floor by Joseph Beam - foul #1 on Joseph Beam, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | John Jackson is called for the reach on James Molino - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Richard Norby hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Fred Morgan | 34-41 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Fred Morgan - foul #4 on Fred Morgan, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG) James Walley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Fred Morgan | |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Beam - foul #2 on Joseph Beam, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland (SG), Stephen Witcher (SF), Larry Master (PF), Horace Washington (C) John Jackson, Joseph Beam, Matthew Osbourne, Larry Lally | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Brian Maitland (PF), Johnny Garay (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay blows the dunk but the foul's on Horace Washington - foul #1 on Horace Washington, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ryland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Witcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Master (fresh) 5 pts. C - Horace Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Garay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher clanks a jump hook from close range | 37-43 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Ryland - foul #4 on Gary Ryland, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), James Walley (SG), David Ryan (PF) Manuel Smith, Gary Ryland, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Mark Gardner | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by John Jackson is blocked by Brian Maitland | 37-45 |
| 15:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by James Walley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Walley, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF), Matthew Osbourne (PF), Larry Lally (C) Stephen Witcher, David Ryan, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Brian Maitland, Johnny Garay | |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Norby swats the short shot by James Walley | 39-47 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Larry Master (PF) John Jackson, Larry Lally | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) James Molino | |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne clanks a jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan (PF) Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Garay (C) Richard Norby | |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Garay - foul #2 on Johnny Garay, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher (SF) Joseph Beam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (PF) Stephen Vance | |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), Gary Ryland (SG), Horace Washington (C) Manuel Smith, James Walley, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Johnny Garay | |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is open and buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Fred Morgan | 43-49 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Witcher and he's hacked by Mark Gardner - foul #3 on Mark Gardner, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF), Matthew Osbourne (PF) Stephen Witcher, David Ryan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland | |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Ryland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Osbourne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Molino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), James Walley (SG), Larry Master (PF), Larry Lally (C) John Jackson, Gary Ryland, Matthew Osbourne, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Johnny Garay (C) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is called for 10 seconds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher (SF) Joseph Beam | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | James Molino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Johnny Garay - foul #3 on Johnny Garay, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG) James Molino | |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Johnny Garay hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Fred Morgan | 53-51 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Larry Lally | 55-51 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 55-51 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Lally pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master drills a shot from close range set up by Stephen Witcher | 57-51 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Lally gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), Gary Ryland (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Matthew Osbourne (PF), Horace Washington (C) Manuel Smith, James Walley, Stephen Witcher, Larry Master, Larry Lally | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (PF), Richard Norby (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Fred Morgan, Johnny Garay | |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Horace Washington | 57-51 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Molino takes the ball from Gary Ryland | 57-51 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Beam - foul #3 on Joseph Beam, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Brian Maitland | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Ryland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Osbourne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne misses the jumper from close range | 57-53 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Matthew Osbourne | 57-53 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #5 on Fred Morgan, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), David Morant (SF), David Ryan (PF) Gary Ryland, Joseph Beam, Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Brian Maitland (PF) James Molino, Fred Morgan | |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 59-55 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Morant | 61-55 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | David Morant is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on David Morant, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG), Stephen Witcher (SF), Larry Master (PF), Larry Lally (C) John Jackson, David Morant, David Ryan, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Richard Norby | |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Master | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman tips it in | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Lally misses the tip | 63-57 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master tips it in | 65-57 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | James Walley is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Walley, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (PG), Gary Ryland (SG), Matthew Osbourne (C) Manuel Smith, James Walley, Larry Lally | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Johnny Garay (C) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance | |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Zlatko Zachman is called for the reach on Stephen Witcher - foul #2 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Johnny Garay | 66-58 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | James Molino lays it up and in | 66-60 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Gary Ryland steals the ball from James Molino | 66-60 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland lays it in | 68-60 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Joseph Beam steps in front of the Lloyd Clark pass in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam is hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), John Jackson (SG), David Ryan (PF), Larry Lally (C) Gary Ryland, Stephen Witcher, Larry Master, Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Johnny Garay | |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Richard Norby gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 69-60 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Ryan (fresh) C - Larry Lally (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Molino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Maitland (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson drills a floater from the right wing set up by Manuel Smith | 71-60 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner tips it home | 71-62 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland (SG), Stephen Witcher (SF), Matthew Osbourne (PF), Horace Washington (C) John Jackson, Joseph Beam, David Ryan, Larry Lally | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF) James Molino, Brian Maitland | |
| 02:41 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 71-62 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher hits the follow up shot | 73-62 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Manuel Smith steals the ball from Richard Norby in the backcourt | 73-62 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Osbourne | 76-62 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Gary Ryland is called for the reach on Mark Gardner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Ryland, team foul #11 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (SG), Larry Master (PF) Gary Ryland, Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington misses short on a shot from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the board | 76-64 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-64 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Manuel Smith | 78-64 |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 78-64 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-64 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Richard Norby gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith buries a floater from the right block | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mark Gardner and he's fouled by Larry Master - foul #3 on Larry Master, team foul #12 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Richard Norby | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith runs out the clock | 80-66 |