| Lineup | Texas | PG - Joshua Pastor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Pafford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip throws it down | 24-22 |
| 19:11 | Texas | Douglass Pafford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the open 3 from straight away | 24-25 |
| 18:39 | Texas | Thomas Morrison clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Norman Jandreau - foul #1 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (PG), Bobby Hart (SF) Joshua Pastor, Douglass Pafford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:39 | Texas | Thomas Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 18:39 | Texas | Thomas Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 24-27 |
| 18:00 | Texas | Bobby Hart knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Little | 26-27 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Little - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Pastor (PG), Clyde Reed (PF) John Little, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (PF) Jacob Hazelip | |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 17:25 | Texas | Clyde Reed is hacked by Jerome Iler - foul #2 on Jerome Iler, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Texas | Douglass Pafford (SF) Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:03 | Texas | Gregg Stewart is fouled on the floor by Norman Jandreau - foul #2 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Texas | Jason Thompson (C) Bobby Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:42 | Texas | Douglass Pafford drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 15:45 | Texas | Douglass Pafford double dribbles | 29-30 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (PG), Dustin Smith (SG), Bobby Hart (SF), Thomas Morrison (PF), Frank Journey (C) Joshua Pastor, Gregg Stewart, Douglass Pafford, Clyde Reed, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Norman Jandreau, Andrew Smith | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Little (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Hart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Journey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Morrison steals it from Ronald Steenbergen | 29-30 |
| 15:06 | Texas | Thomas Morrison scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-30 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Frank Journey - foul #4 on Frank Journey, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Pastor (PG), Douglass Pafford (SF), Jason Thompson (C) John Little, Thomas Morrison, Frank Journey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas (SF) Jerome Iler | |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:19 | Texas | Jason Thompson misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #1 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Texas | Clyde Reed (C) Bobby Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SG), John Geib (C) John Mendelsohn, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 14:19 | Texas | Jason Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:19 | Texas | Jason Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | John Geib gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 13:51 | Texas | Dustin Smith gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:29 | Texas | Douglass Pafford scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason Thompson | 35-33 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Christopher West comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 13:03 | Texas | Clyde Reed grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 12:34 | Texas | Dustin Smith is fouled on the floor by John Geib - foul #1 on John Geib, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (PG), Bobby Hart (SF), Thomas Morrison (PF) Joshua Pastor, Douglass Pafford, Clyde Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), John Mendelsohn (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), Andrew Smith (PF) Christopher West, Norman Jandreau, Thomas Zayas, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 12:09 | Texas | Bobby Hart blows the dunk | 35-33 |
| 12:07 | Texas | Jason Thompson tips it home | 37-33 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | John Little picks off the pass by Joseph Fischer in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 11:43 | Texas | Bobby Hart hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Little (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dustin Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jason Thompson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Geib (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Morrison - foul #1 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Pastor (PG), Gregg Stewart (SF), Clyde Reed (C) John Little, Bobby Hart, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Joseph Fischer, John Geib | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:47 | Texas | Dustin Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-35 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jerome Iler | 39-35 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn is hacked by Dustin Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dustin Smith, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Texas | Douglass Pafford (SF) Dustin Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SG), Thomas Zayas (SF) John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler | |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Morrison swats the shot by Thomas Zayas | 39-35 |
| 10:19 | Texas | Thomas Morrison snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 10:01 | Texas | Thomas Morrison can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-35 |
| 10:00 | Texas | Thomas Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 09:44 | Texas | Joshua Pastor is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zayas - foul #1 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (PG), Bobby Hart (PF), Jason Thompson (C) Joshua Pastor, Thomas Morrison, Clyde Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Thomas Zayas, Andrew Smith | |
| 09:16 | Texas | Gregg Stewart clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerome Iler - foul #3 on Jerome Iler, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Pastor (PG), Thomas Morrison (PF) John Little, Douglass Pafford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), John Geib (C) Norman Jandreau, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 09:16 | Texas | Gregg Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:16 | Texas | Gregg Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Geib | 40-35 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Christopher West | 40-37 |
| 08:30 | Texas | Gregg Stewart is fouled on the floor by John Mendelsohn - foul #2 on John Mendelsohn, team foul #8 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (PG), Douglass Pafford (SF) Joshua Pastor, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), Thomas Zayas (SF) Christopher West, Jerome Iler | |
| 08:30 | Texas | Gregg Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | John Geib travels with the ball | 40-37 |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Pastor (PG), Thomas Morrison (PF), Clyde Reed (C) John Little, Bobby Hart, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Jacob Hazelip, John Geib | |
| 07:38 | Texas | Douglass Pafford misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 40-37 |
| 07:37 | Texas | Thomas Morrison grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Joshua Pastor (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglass Pafford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Morrison (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Clyde Reed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) SF - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Texas | Gregg Stewart scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Morrison | 42-37 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 07:14 | Texas | Thomas Morrison pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 06:53 | Texas | Douglass Pafford hits a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Joseph Fischer - foul #1 on Joseph Fischer, team foul #9 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (PG), Dustin Smith (SG), Bobby Hart (PF), Frank Journey (C) Joshua Pastor, Gregg Stewart, Thomas Morrison, Clyde Reed | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Norman Jandreau (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), John Geib (C) Joseph Fischer, John Mendelsohn, Thomas Zayas, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 06:53 | Texas | Douglass Pafford makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-37 |
| 06:31 | Texas | Bobby Hart gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:06 | Texas | Douglass Pafford hits a fadeaway from the right side | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Smith - foul #5 on Dustin Smith, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Pastor (PG), Gregg Stewart (SG), Jason Thompson (PF) John Little, Dustin Smith, Douglass Pafford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (PF) Andrew Smith | |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Thompson - foul #2 on Jason Thompson, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen (C) John Geib | |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 05:20 | Texas | Joshua Pastor misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher West - foul #3 on Christopher West, team foul #10 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (SG), Douglass Pafford (SF), Thomas Morrison (PF) Gregg Stewart, Bobby Hart, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:20 | Texas | Joshua Pastor makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 05:20 | Texas | Joshua Pastor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Pastor is called for the reach on Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Pastor, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Texas | Gregg Stewart (SG) Joshua Pastor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 05:18 | Texas | Thomas Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 04:55 | Texas | John Little is fouled on the floor by Jacob Hazelip - foul #2 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #11 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Pastor (PG), Bobby Hart (SF), Jason Thompson (PF) Gregg Stewart, Douglass Pafford, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Thomas Zayas (SF) Norman Jandreau, Jerome Iler | |
| 04:55 | Texas | John Little misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 04:55 | Texas | John Little makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | John Little steals the ball from John Mendelsohn in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 04:32 | Texas | Joshua Pastor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Texas | Gregg Stewart (SG), Douglass Pafford (SF), Thomas Morrison (PF) John Little, Bobby Hart, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (C) Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 03:52 | Texas | Thomas Morrison misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Zayas - foul #2 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #12 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (SG), Bobby Hart (SF) Gregg Stewart, Douglass Pafford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SG), Andrew Smith (PF) John Mendelsohn, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 03:52 | Texas | Thomas Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:52 | Texas | Thomas Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Joshua Pastor (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Morrison (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Journey (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Geib (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:05 | Texas | Bobby Hart misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | John Geib grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Christopher West is hacked by Joshua Pastor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Pastor, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Texas | Gregg Stewart (SG), Douglass Pafford (SF), Jason Thompson (PF) John Little, Bobby Hart, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Norman Jandreau, Thomas Zayas, John Geib | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 03:02 | Texas | Frank Journey grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 02:46 | Texas | Gregg Stewart connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Andrew Smith | 55-45 |
| 02:17 | Texas | Jason Thompson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-45 |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (PG), Clyde Reed (PF) Joshua Pastor, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Christopher West, Andrew Smith | |
| 01:58 | Texas | Frank Journey is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Frank Journey, team foul #9 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Pastor (PG), Thomas Morrison (PF), Jason Thompson (C) John Little, Clyde Reed, Frank Journey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Norman Jandreau (SG) Joseph Fischer, John Mendelsohn | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Texas | Douglass Pafford is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher West - foul #4 on Christopher West, team foul #13 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Bobby Hart (PF) Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:32 | Texas | Douglass Pafford misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:32 | Texas | Douglass Pafford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 01:18 | Texas | Gregg Stewart grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 01:15 | Texas | Gregg Stewart is hacked by Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher West, team foul #14 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG) Christopher West | |
| 01:15 | Texas | Gregg Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:15 | Texas | Gregg Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Douglass Pafford is called for the reach on Norman Jandreau - foul #1 on Douglass Pafford, team foul #10 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Morrison (PF) Bobby Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:04 | Texas | The rebound goes to Thomas Morrison | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Texas | Gregg Stewart clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Steenbergen - foul #2 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #15 | 59-47 |
| 00:43 | Texas | Gregg Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:43 | Texas | Gregg Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Fischer | 60-50 |
| 00:14 | Texas | Norman Jandreau steals the ball from Gregg Stewart | 60-50 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen tips it home | 60-52 |
| 00:05 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Joshua Pastor runs out the clock | 60-52 |