| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Roman Cool hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Erik Showman - foul #2 on Erik Showman, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the layup against the doubleteam | 29-33 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Nolan Deputy - foul #2 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Charles Clark can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Roman Cool - foul #2 on Roman Cool, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk double dribbles | 31-34 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Dustin Wade is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 18:17 | LSU | David Delarosa misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | John Summerville hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Mack Crunk | 31-34 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | John Summerville is fouled on the floor by Dustin Wade - foul #2 on Dustin Wade, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | John Summerville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson (C) Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:49 | LSU | Erik Showman misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-34 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Summerville | 31-34 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Dustin Wade works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Delarosa | 33-37 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the dunk | 33-37 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Nolan Deputy gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | LSU | David Delarosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Angelo (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Nolan Deputy, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Glenn Young - foul #1 on Glenn Young, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Carl Fagan clanks a jumper from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Glenn Young tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner knocks in the jump hook from close range | 38-39 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Charles Ikner swats the short shot by Roger Copley | 38-39 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Glenn Young denies the turnaround by Erick Keen | 38-39 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Glenn Young gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Roger Copley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado can't throw it down | 38-39 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Gregory Griffin gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Glenn Young is called for 5 seconds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Roman Cool (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Michael Hathcock, Dustin Regalado, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan, Glenn Young | |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Charles Clark swats the short shot by Roman Cool | 38-39 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Erik Showman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roman Cool - foul #3 on Roman Cool, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Charles Clark hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Wade | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | John Summerville clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Roman Cool blows the layup | 38-43 |
| 10:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 38-43 |
| 10:27 | LSU | David Delarosa hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Erik Showman | 38-46 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Nolan Deputy is called for the reach on John Summerville - foul #3 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dustin Wade - foul #3 on Dustin Wade, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Carl Fagan (C) David Delarosa, Erik Showman | |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Carl Fagan buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Clark and the foul's on Charles Ikner - foul #2 on Charles Ikner, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock (SF) Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SF) Nolan Deputy | |
| 09:30 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | William Igo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Dustin Wade splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Fagan | 43-50 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado is hacked by Carl Fagan - foul #1 on Carl Fagan, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF) Erick Keen, William Igo, Michael Hathcock | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Andrew Angelo (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Dustin Wade, Gregory Griffin, Charles Clark | |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Andrew Angelo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Fagan | 45-53 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Delarosa - foul #2 on David Delarosa, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson (C) Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:34 | LSU | Erik Showman can't finish the layup | 47-53 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Nolan Deputy pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Erik Showman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Thompson - foul #1 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (PF) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Charles Clark (PF) Andrew Angelo, Carl Fagan | |
| 07:00 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Dustin Wade pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is hacked by Roman Cool - foul #4 on Roman Cool, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SF) Nolan Deputy | |
| 06:14 | LSU | Dustin Wade is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Dustin Wade, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG) David Delarosa | |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Walters | 50-54 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Erik Showman drills a floater from close range set up by Roger Copley | 50-56 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mack Crunk, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (C) Gregory Griffin, Erik Showman | |
| 05:13 | LSU | Nolan Deputy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG) Roger Copley | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 04:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dustin Wade | 50-56 |
| 04:42 | LSU | David Delarosa knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dustin Wade | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Delarosa - foul #3 on David Delarosa, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SG), Glenn Young (C) Dustin Wade, Charles Clark | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Nolan Deputy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Glenn Young grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-59 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Michael Hathcock, Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Erik Showman (C) David Delarosa, Andrew Angelo, Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan, Glenn Young | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Dustin Wade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (PF) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | David Delarosa is called for the reach on John Summerville - foul #4 on David Delarosa, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | John Summerville makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:14 | LSU | Dustin Wade is fouled on the floor by John Summerville as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on John Summerville, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Charles Clark gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:49 | LSU | David Delarosa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | John Summerville grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson tips it home | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Charles Clark's layup is rejected by Roman Cool | 55-59 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Nolan Deputy is called for the reach on Mack Crunk - foul #4 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #12 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Thomas Walters is called for the reach on Charles Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Walters, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Nolan Deputy picks off the pass by Charles Ikner | 55-59 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Nolan Deputy banks in the layup | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Erik Showman gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Erik Showman is hacked by Thomas Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Walters, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | John Summerville grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Clark | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Charles Clark is hacked by John Summerville in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Summerville, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-63 |