| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Patterson (fresh) C - Joseph Rule (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norman Jandreau (fresh) SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Jacob Hazelip is called for the reach on Cory Patterson - foul #2 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 33-27 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen tips it home | 33-29 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Jandreau - foul #1 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Jerome Iler picks off the pass by Joseph Rule | 33-29 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Rule is called for the reach on Ronald Steenbergen - foul #2 on Joseph Rule, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule's pass is intercepted by Ronald Steenbergen | 33-29 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen comes up short on the floater from the left side | 33-29 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the driving attempt from close range | 33-31 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | James Attaway scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Carr | 35-31 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jacob Hazelip | 35-34 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Steenbergen - foul #1 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Morin (SG) James Attaway | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (PF) Jacob Hazelip | |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Iler | 37-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-37 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Fred Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) Cory Patterson, Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Christopher West | 37-39 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Charles Morin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Christopher West is hacked by David McGillicuddy - foul #2 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SF) Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Thomas Zayas (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF), John Geib (C) Norman Jandreau, Jerome Iler, Andrew Smith, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG) Charles Morin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Attaway | 39-39 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Christopher West is fouled on the floor by Fred Carr - foul #1 on Fred Carr, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SF), Cory Patterson (PF), Joseph Rule (C) Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy, Sean Pinheiro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Thomas Zayas, Jacob Hazelip, John Geib | |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Fred Carr clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Fred Carr knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Fred Carr steals the ball from Ronald Steenbergen | 42-39 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson lays it in set up by Fred Carr | 44-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Attaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Rule (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-39 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen scores on a floater from the left wing set up by John Mendelsohn | 44-41 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler lays it in | 46-43 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Fred Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Patterson | 46-43 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule blows the dunk | 46-43 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | James Attaway hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Cory Patterson | 49-43 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Christopher West is hacked by Fred Carr - foul #2 on Fred Carr, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Charles Morin (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) Fred Carr, James Attaway, Samuel Mooring, Cory Patterson, Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), Norman Jandreau (SG), Thomas Zayas (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF), John Geib (C) Christopher West, John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler, Andrew Smith, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | Charles Morin is called for the reach on Norman Jandreau - foul #3 on Charles Morin, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Jose Alvarez - foul #1 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Geib (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Norman Jandreau denies the turnaround by Jose Alvarez | 49-46 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | John Geib drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Fischer | 49-48 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro double dribbles | 49-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG) Joseph Fischer | |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | John Geib is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Geib, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Charles Morin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Curtis Bunyard (SF) David Scholz, Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF), Andrew Smith (PF) Thomas Zayas, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West is hacked by Fred Carr - foul #3 on Fred Carr, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Fred Carr | 49-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SF) Curtis Bunyard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen (C) John Geib | |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Samuel Mooring steps in front of the Andrew Smith pass | 49-50 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses the dunk attempt | 49-50 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Mooring - foul #3 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau connects on the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Charles Morin - foul #4 on Charles Morin, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), Cory Patterson (PF) Charles Morin, Sean Pinheiro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), Thomas Zayas (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Christopher West, Jerome Iler, Andrew Smith | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Fischer - foul #1 on Joseph Fischer, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SF) Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (C) Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | James Attaway makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) PF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David McGillicuddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Geib (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Joseph Rule (C) Fred Carr, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), John Mendelsohn (SG) Joseph Fischer, Norman Jandreau | |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SF) David Scholz, Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) John Mendelsohn, Thomas Zayas, John Geib | |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Fred Carr clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Jandreau | 54-57 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule tips it home | 56-57 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Cory Patterson - foul #2 on Cory Patterson, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Steenbergen | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Carr - foul #4 on Fred Carr, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-59 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | James Attaway is called for the reach on Ronald Steenbergen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Attaway, team foul #12 | 56-59 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | James Attaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler is hacked by James Attaway in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Attaway, team foul #13 | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Jerome Iler picks off the pass by Samuel Mooring | 56-62 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the dunk | 56-62 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule gets the rebound | 56-62 |