| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ernest Price (fresh) SG - Benny Madore (fresh) SF - Martin Noack (fresh) PF - Paul Browder (fresh) C - John Gavin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Oklahoma State | Gerald Atkin is called for the reach on Benny Madore - foul #1 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Mayfield | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Benny Madore | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Dennis Brandon - foul #1 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Price | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Paul Browder - foul #1 on Paul Browder, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack makes the 3 from straight away | 4-8 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 4-8 |
| 16:29 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 16:00 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price clanks a 3 from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:58 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ernest Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Madore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Noack (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Browder (fresh) C - John Gavin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Gavin | 4-11 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Benny Madore is called for the reach on Anthony Rector - foul #1 on Benny Madore, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (SG), Fred Ellison (SF), Robert Humiston (C) Benny Madore, Martin Noack, John Gavin | |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack (SF) Ernest Price | |
| 14:26 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas is fouled on the floor by Dennis Brandon - foul #2 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Duffield (C) Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 14:12 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ellison | 6-11 |
| 13:21 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 13:19 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:53 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-11 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't finish the layup | 6-11 |
| 12:33 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:29 | Oklahoma State | Robert Ellison denies the turnaround by Martin Noack | 6-11 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Browder - foul #2 on Paul Browder, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG) Anthony Rector | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), Benny Madore (SG), John Gavin (C) Alden Maestas, Martin Noack, Paul Browder | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 11:46 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ernest Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Madore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Ellison (fresh) PF - Robert Humiston (fresh) C - John Gavin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | David Duffield misses the tip | 7-11 |
| 11:26 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 10:57 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin lays it in | 7-13 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 10:31 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:10 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Ellison - foul #1 on Robert Ellison, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SF), James Anderson (C) Anthony Mayfield, David Duffield | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack (SF), William Deyoung (PF) Fred Ellison, Robert Humiston | |
| 10:10 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:10 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | James Anderson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 7-14 |
| 09:49 | Oklahoma State | William Deyoung pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 09:43 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 09:42 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin hits the follow up shot | 7-16 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ellison | 9-16 |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Deyoung and he's hacked by Anthony Rector - foul #1 on Anthony Rector, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Duffield (C) Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack misses the free throw | 9-18 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Anderson | 9-18 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Ernest Price picks off the pass by James Anderson | 9-18 |
| 08:21 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price lays it up and in | 9-20 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | James Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Deyoung - foul #1 on William Deyoung, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG) Robert Ellison | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (PG), Fred Ellison (SF), Robert Humiston (PF) Ernest Price, Martin Noack, John Gavin | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 07:43 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) SF - Anthony Rector (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Duffield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Alden Maestas (fresh) SG - Benny Madore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Ellison (fresh) PF - Robert Humiston (fresh) C - William Deyoung (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | James Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 07:12 | Oklahoma State | William Deyoung gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 06:46 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas is hacked by Carl Baillie - foul #1 on Carl Baillie, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF) Kerry Clark, David Duffield | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), Martin Noack (SF), John Gavin (C) Alden Maestas, Benny Madore, William Deyoung | |
| 06:34 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG) Carl Baillie | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder (PF) Robert Humiston | |
| 06:34 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | James Anderson grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield's floater is knocked away by Martin Noack | 11-20 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from close range | 13-20 |
| 05:27 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston (C) John Gavin | |
| 04:29 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Ellison | 13-22 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield blows the layup over the doubleteam | 13-22 |
| 04:04 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 03:58 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston misses the dunk but the foul's on David Duffield - foul #1 on David Duffield, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Dennis Brandon (C) Robert Ellison, Kerry Clark, David Duffield | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (PG), Benny Madore (SG) Ernest Price, Fred Ellison | |
| 03:58 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 03:58 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is hacked by Benny Madore - foul #2 on Benny Madore, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF) Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Gavin (C) Martin Noack | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Alden Maestas (fresh) SG - Benny Madore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Browder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Humiston (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Gavin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 03:20 | Oklahoma State | Robert Humiston snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 02:59 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Carl Baillie - foul #2 on Carl Baillie, team foul #9 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison (SF) Robert Humiston | |
| 02:59 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas makes the free throw | 13-26 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Brandon | 15-26 |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore loses the ball out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Gerald Atkin (PF) Carl Baillie, Anthony Mayfield | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG) Alden Maestas | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the dunk | 15-26 |
| 02:04 | Oklahoma State | John Gavin gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 01:42 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Robert Ellison - foul #2 on Robert Ellison, team foul #10 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack (SF), Robert Humiston (PF) Benny Madore, Paul Browder | |
| 01:42 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison makes the free throw | 15-29 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin is fouled on the floor by Robert Humiston - foul #1 on Robert Humiston, team foul #6 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | William Deyoung (C) John Gavin | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Fred Ellison - foul #1 on Fred Ellison, team foul #7 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Benny Madore (SG) Fred Ellison | |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma State | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on Ernest Price - foul #3 on Robert Ellison, team foul #11 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Kerry Clark (SG) Robert Ellison, Anthony Rector | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder (PF) William Deyoung | |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon is fouled on the floor by Robert Humiston - foul #2 on Robert Humiston, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF) Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 00:02 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder clanks a jumper from the right block | 19-31 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 19-31 |