| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ernesto Hernandez (fresh) SG - James Hurley (fresh) SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) PF - Wendell Benjamin (fresh) C - Sergio Collazo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Brian Maitland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Miami (FL) | Brian Maitland blocks the short jumper by Gabriel Esposito | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley is fouled on the floor by Brian Maitland - foul #1 on Brian Maitland, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 18:02 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Esposito | 6-3 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Brian Maitland | 6-5 |
| 17:00 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 16:18 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo banks in the layup | 8-5 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Craig Drake is hacked by Gabriel Esposito - foul #1 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo (PG), Millard Ezell (SF), Ralph Montgomery (PF) Ernesto Hernandez, Gabriel Esposito, Wendell Benjamin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Craig Drake | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alfredo Russo (fresh) SG - James Hurley (fairly fresh) SF - Millard Ezell (fresh) PF - Ralph Montgomery (fresh) C - Sergio Collazo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Sergio Collazo - foul #1 on Sergio Collazo, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Drake (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:19 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Drake - foul #1 on Craig Drake, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Fred Morgan (C) Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake | |
| 15:19 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 10-10 |
| 14:33 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez (PG), Wendell Benjamin (PF) Alfredo Russo, Ralph Montgomery | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| 14:33 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito (SF) Millard Ezell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 13:58 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| 13:58 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:58 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Cecil Didomenico is denied by Gabriel Esposito | 15-10 |
| 13:30 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:05 | Miami (FL) | Mark Gardner steals the ball from Ernesto Hernandez | 15-10 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski hits a fadeaway from the left block | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo (PG) Ernesto Hernandez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 12:23 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:23 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Sergio Collazo is called for the reach on James Molino - foul #2 on Sergio Collazo, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell (SF), Vaughn Hall (C) Gabriel Esposito, Sergio Collazo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Vaughn Hall - foul #1 on Vaughn Hall, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Pavel Wolkowski (SG), Ralph Montgomery (PF) James Hurley, Wendell Benjamin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:59 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alfredo Russo (fresh) SG - Pavel Wolkowski (fresh) SF - Millard Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vaughn Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) PF - Craig Drake (fresh) C - Fred Morgan (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Miami (FL) | Vaughn Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Drake | 17-12 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Craig Drake knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 10:55 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez (PG), James Hurley (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Wendell Benjamin (PF) Alfredo Russo, Pavel Wolkowski, Millard Ezell, Ralph Montgomery | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake | |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | James Molino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Hurley - foul #1 on James Hurley, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Lloyd Clark | |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:19 | Miami (FL) | Kyle Bochenski is called for the reach on Wendell Benjamin - foul #1 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SF) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman | |
| 09:56 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos blows the layup but the foul's on Vaughn Hall - foul #2 on Vaughn Hall, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery (PF) Vaughn Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG) Mark Gardner, Fred Morgan | |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:16 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 09:15 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to James Hurley | 17-18 |
| 08:56 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-18 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Molino | 17-20 |
| 08:15 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Wendell Benjamin is called for the reach on Fidel Gallegos - foul #1 on Wendell Benjamin, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo (PG), Pavel Wolkowski (SG), Millard Ezell (SF) Ernesto Hernandez, James Hurley, Gabriel Esposito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fred Morgan (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:07 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:49 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Fidel Gallegos - foul #1 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Fidel Gallegos | |
| 07:49 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:49 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alfredo Russo (fresh) SG - Pavel Wolkowski (fresh) SF - Millard Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Benjamin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| 07:21 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 07:20 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Millard Ezell | 18-20 |
| 07:06 | Miami (FL) | Pavel Wolkowski misses long on a shot from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 07:04 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Wendell Benjamin is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #2 on Wendell Benjamin, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez (PG), Vaughn Hall (C) Alfredo Russo, Wendell Benjamin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:12 | Miami (FL) | James Molino steals the ball from Vaughn Hall | 20-22 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-22 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Maitland | 20-22 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by James Molino | 20-24 |
| 05:15 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez comes up short on the shot in the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:14 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell misses the tip | 20-24 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-26 |
| 04:10 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Millard Ezell | 23-26 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos's pass is intercepted by Millard Ezell | 23-26 |
| 03:39 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #3 on Brian Maitland, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo (PG), James Hurley (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Sergio Collazo (C) Ernesto Hernandez, Pavel Wolkowski, Millard Ezell, Vaughn Hall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Fred Morgan (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Lloyd Clark, Brian Maitland | |
| 03:39 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:39 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alfredo Russo (fresh) SG - James Hurley (fresh) SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergio Collazo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Alfredo Russo steps in front of the Stephen Vance pass | 24-26 |
| 03:28 | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo hits the finger roll | 26-26 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 26-28 |
| 02:52 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin (PF) Ralph Montgomery | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Zlatko Zachman | 26-30 |
| 02:25 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 02:05 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 01:49 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin scores on a runner from the right block | 28-30 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 01:42 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:24 | Miami (FL) | Fred Morgan is called for the reach on James Hurley - foul #1 on Fred Morgan, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez (PG) Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Fred Morgan | |
| 01:24 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:24 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Molino and he's hacked by Gabriel Esposito - foul #2 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF), Craig Drake (C) Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:54 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fred Morgan | 30-33 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 30-33 |
| 00:33 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Vance - foul #3 on Stephen Vance, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Craig Drake | |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito clanks a jumper from the right block | 31-35 |