| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - John Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Wagoner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Johnson (fresh) PF - Jonathan Love (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dane Shubert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | Jack Johnson inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Oral Roberts | Dane Shubert is hacked by Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:17 | Oral Roberts | Jack Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Jonathan Love is called for the reach on Paul Bramblett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Love, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-27 |
| 18:56 | Oral Roberts | Jack Johnson gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 18:51 | Oral Roberts | John Adams hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Patrick Wagoner | 41-29 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Jack Johnson steals it from Paul Bramblett in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| 18:30 | Oral Roberts | Jonathan Love misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harvey Marine - foul #1 on Harvey Marine, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Kane (SG) Patrick Wagoner | |
| 18:30 | Oral Roberts | Jonathan Love makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:30 | Oral Roberts | Jonathan Love makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is called for 10 seconds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett (SG), Nathan Zayicek (PF), Glenn Case (C) Jack Johnson, Jonathan Love, Dane Shubert | |
| 18:11 | Oral Roberts | Harvey Marine takes the ball from Nathan Zayicek | 41-31 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | John Adams takes the ball from Stuart Ried | 41-31 |
| 17:25 | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Patrick Wagoner (SG), Jack Johnson (SF) John Adams, John Kane | |
| 17:25 | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:25 | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-33 |
| 16:35 | Oral Roberts | Jack Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:15 | Oral Roberts | Patrick Wagoner travels with the ball | 41-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Adams (PG), John Kane (SF), Jonathan Love (PF), Dane Shubert (C) Clifford Barrett, Jack Johnson, Nathan Zayicek, Glenn Case | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | John Kane is called for the reach on Russell Jolley - foul #1 on John Kane, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Peoples (SG) Patrick Wagoner | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lon Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - John Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peoples (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Kane (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dane Shubert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is fouled on the floor by James Peoples - foul #4 on James Peoples, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Patrick Wagoner (SG) James Peoples | |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Russell Jolley | 43-33 |
| 14:37 | Oral Roberts | Patrick Wagoner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 14:35 | Oral Roberts | Jonathan Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 14:27 | Oral Roberts | John Kane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Robert Woods (PF) Russell Jolley, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett (SG), Jack Johnson (SF), Glenn Case (PF), Alan Coniglio (C) John Adams, Patrick Wagoner, Jonathan Love, Dane Shubert | |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 13:59 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Glenn Case | 43-33 |
| 13:52 | Oral Roberts | John Kane connects on the shot from the left side | 43-35 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Lon Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it in | 45-35 |
| 13:18 | Oral Roberts | Glenn Case hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 13:17 | Oral Roberts | Jack Johnson tips it in | 45-37 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stuart Ried | 48-37 |
| 12:49 | Oral Roberts | Alan Coniglio misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 50-37 |
| 12:04 | Oral Roberts | John Kane misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is alone and drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Parada (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - John Kane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Case (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Coniglio (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-40 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lon Smith | 55-40 |
| 10:45 | Oral Roberts | John Kane is fouled on the floor by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Robert Woods, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Adams (PG), Patrick Wagoner (SG), Joseph Silcox (SF), Jonathan Love (PF), Dane Shubert (C) John Kane, Clifford Barrett, Jack Johnson, Glenn Case, Alan Coniglio | |
| 10:18 | Oral Roberts | Jonathan Love buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine lays it in set up by Bruce Shreve | 57-43 |
| 09:47 | Oral Roberts | Jonathan Love hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Adams | 57-45 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Love - foul #2 on Jonathan Love, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 09:21 | Oral Roberts | Dane Shubert grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 09:02 | Oral Roberts | Patrick Wagoner scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-47 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | John Adams steals the ball from Bruce Shreve in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 08:59 | Oral Roberts | John Adams hits the finger roll | 57-49 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is fouled in the backcourt by John Adams - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jack Johnson (SF), Nathan Zayicek (C) Joseph Silcox, Dane Shubert | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses short on a floater from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Woods | 60-49 |
| 08:12 | Oral Roberts | Nathan Zayicek can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-49 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Patrick Wagoner picks off the pass by Bruce Shreve in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 08:05 | Oral Roberts | John Adams slams it home on a great pass from Patrick Wagoner | 60-51 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine blows the layup but he's fouled by Jack Johnson - foul #3 on Jack Johnson, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Patrick Smith (C) Russell Jolley, Bruce Shreve, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Peoples (PG), Clifford Barrett (SG), John Kane (SF), Joseph Silcox (PF) John Adams, Patrick Wagoner, Jack Johnson, Jonathan Love | |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Robert Woods snags the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 61-51 |
| 07:18 | Oral Roberts | Nathan Zayicek snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Robert Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - James Peoples (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Clifford Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Silcox (fresh) C - Nathan Zayicek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Oral Roberts | James Peoples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Stuart Ried (C) Harvey Marine, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Dane Shubert (C) Nathan Zayicek | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block | 63-51 |
| 06:47 | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Glenn Case (PF) Joseph Silcox | |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Lon Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Adams (PG), Jack Johnson (SF) Clifford Barrett, John Kane | |
| 06:04 | Oral Roberts | Jack Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Dane Shubert is called for the reach on Russell Jolley - foul #2 on Dane Shubert, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Patrick Wagoner (SG), John Kane (SF), Nathan Zayicek (PF) James Peoples, Jack Johnson, Dane Shubert | |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Oral Roberts | Patrick Wagoner misses the 3 from straight away | 65-51 |
| 05:23 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Zayicek | 65-51 |
| 05:08 | Oral Roberts | John Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett (SG), Alan Coniglio (C) Patrick Wagoner, Glenn Case | |
| 05:08 | Oral Roberts | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:08 | Oral Roberts | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo hits the follow up shot | 67-53 |
| 04:32 | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett misses the floater from just outside the lane | 67-53 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Lon Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Jolley | 69-53 |
| 03:45 | Oral Roberts | Alan Coniglio misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-53 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cesar Gallo | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo blows the layup but he's fouled by Nathan Zayicek - foul #1 on Nathan Zayicek, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (C) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Peoples (PG), Joseph Silcox (SF), Glenn Case (PF) John Adams, Clifford Barrett, Alan Coniglio | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 03:04 | Oral Roberts | Glenn Case misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - James Peoples (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Kane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Silcox (fresh) PF - Glenn Case (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Zayicek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Robert Woods comes up short on the runner in the lane | 70-53 |
| 02:51 | Oral Roberts | John Kane pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Silcox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-53 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Woods | 70-53 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley is fouled in the backcourt by James Peoples - foul #5 on James Peoples, team foul #9 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clifford Barrett (SG) James Peoples | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 02:24 | Oral Roberts | John Kane hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-53 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Robert Woods pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is fouled on the floor by Glenn Case - foul #1 on Glenn Case, team foul #10 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 01:47 | Oral Roberts | John Kane buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Clifford Barrett | 73-55 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is fouled on the floor by Joseph Silcox - foul #1 on Joseph Silcox, team foul #11 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:25 | Oral Roberts | Glenn Case gets the rebound | 74-55 |
| 01:03 | Oral Roberts | Nathan Zayicek connects on the jumper from close range | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Glenn Case is called for the reach on Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Glenn Case, team foul #12 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Smith (C) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Oral Roberts | Nathan Zayicek is denied on a layup by Robert Woods | 76-57 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley runs out the clock | 76-57 |