| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) C - Brian Maitland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - David Ver (fresh) SG - Michael Davis (fresh) SF - Samuel Gentry (fresh) PF - Nicholas Roan (fresh) C - Anthony Roy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Syracuse | Samuel Gentry steps in front of the Fidel Gallegos pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Texas | Samuel Gentry misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Texas | Nicholas Roan pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Texas | Kyle Bochenski is called for the reach on David Ver - foul #1 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Texas | Nicholas Roan buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Roy and he's hacked by Fidel Gallegos - foul #1 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Texas | Nicholas Roan makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Texas | Nicholas Roan snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Texas | Anthony Roy clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland tips it home | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Texas | Kyle Bochenski takes the ball from Anthony Roy | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski hits the finger roll | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | Texas | Nicholas Roan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 3 from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:34 | Texas | Anthony Roy misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Maitland - foul #1 on Brian Maitland, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Texas | John Ussery (PG), Toby Riche (SF), Marc Costello (PF) David Ver, Samuel Gentry, Nicholas Roan | |
| 16:34 | Texas | Anthony Roy misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:34 | Texas | Anthony Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Texas | Anthony Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:56 | Texas | Anthony Roy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Roy, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Texas | Allan Anderson (C) Anthony Roy | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) PF - Craig Drake (fresh) C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Ussery (fresh) SG - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Toby Riche (fresh) PF - Marc Costello (fresh) C - Allan Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Texas | David Ver (PG) John Ussery | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:45 | Texas | Allan Anderson gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:31 | Texas | David Ver travels with the ball | 8-4 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is hacked by Toby Riche - foul #1 on Toby Riche, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Texas | Nicholas Roan (PF) Marc Costello | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 8-4 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Michael Davis steals it from Zlatko Zachman | 8-4 |
| 14:20 | Texas | David Ver scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner's pass is intercepted by Toby Riche in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 13:55 | Texas | David Ver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cecil Didomenico | 8-6 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Toby Riche is called for the reach on Zlatko Zachman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Toby Riche, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Craig Drake (C) Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Texas | John Ussery (PG), Michael Bell (SG), Samuel Gentry (SF), Marc Costello (PF), Anthony Roy (C) David Ver, Michael Davis, Toby Riche, Nicholas Roan, Allan Anderson | |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:13 | Texas | John Ussery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | Texas | Anthony Roy grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:55 | Texas | Marc Costello hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Gentry | 11-8 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Marc Costello - foul #1 on Marc Costello, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Mark Gardner, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Texas | David Ver (PG), Nicholas Roan (PF) John Ussery, Marc Costello | |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:37 | Texas | Nicholas Roan gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:08 | Texas | Nicholas Roan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Molino | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - David Ver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Bell (fresh) SF - Samuel Gentry (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Roan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Roy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Texas | Anthony Roy misses the lay-in | 15-8 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Samuel Gentry steals it from James Molino | 15-8 |
| 11:02 | Texas | Kyle Bochenski is called for the reach on David Ver - foul #2 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lloyd Clark (SF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | Texas | John Ussery (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Marc Costello (PF), Allan Anderson (C) David Ver, Michael Bell, Nicholas Roan, Anthony Roy | |
| 10:34 | Texas | Allan Anderson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Craig Drake (PF) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 10:34 | Texas | Allan Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:34 | Texas | Allan Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Maitland | 15-9 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | John Ussery is called for the reach on James Molino in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ussery, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 10:13 | Texas | Marc Costello gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:52 | Texas | Samuel Gentry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Texas | David Ver (PG), Nicholas Roan (PF), Anthony Roy (C) Samuel Gentry, Marc Costello, Allan Anderson | |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses the tip | 15-9 |
| 09:32 | Texas | David Ver gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:27 | Texas | David Ver can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 15-9 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 08:48 | Texas | Michael Davis is fouled on the floor by Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Texas | Michael Bell (SG), Samuel Gentry (SF), Marc Costello (PF) Michael Davis, John Ussery, Nicholas Roan | |
| 08:21 | Texas | Anthony Roy can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 18-9 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by David Ver - foul #1 on David Ver, team foul #7 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SF) Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | Texas | Allan Anderson (C) Anthony Roy | |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 08:16 | Texas | Allan Anderson pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 07:56 | Texas | David Ver knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Allan Anderson | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lloyd Clark (fresh) PF - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - David Ver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Bell (fresh) SF - Samuel Gentry (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Marc Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Allan Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 07:29 | Texas | Allan Anderson grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 07:05 | Texas | David Ver misses short on a floater from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the open floater from the left side | 21-11 |
| 06:33 | Texas | David Ver misses short on a shot from the left side | 21-11 |
| 06:31 | Texas | David Ver snags the offensive board | 21-11 |
| 06:14 | Texas | David Ver comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 06:13 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Samuel Gentry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Gentry, team foul #8 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Fidel Gallegos, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Texas | John Ussery (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Toby Riche (SF), Nicholas Roan (PF), Anthony Roy (C) David Ver, Michael Bell, Samuel Gentry, Marc Costello, Allan Anderson | |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 05:54 | Texas | Michael Davis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #9 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Vance | 25-11 |
| 05:12 | Texas | Anthony Roy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-11 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 25-11 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses the jumper from the left side | 25-11 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos tips it back up and in | 27-11 |
| 04:32 | Texas | Michael Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Anthony Roy | 27-14 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Roy takes the ball from Brian Maitland in the backcourt | 27-14 |
| 04:03 | Texas | Toby Riche misses long on a shot in the paint | 27-14 |
| 04:01 | Texas | Toby Riche grabs the offensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 03:50 | Texas | Michael Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-14 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 27-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fidel Gallegos (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Ussery (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Davis (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Toby Riche (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Roan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Roy (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-14 |
| 03:29 | Texas | Anthony Roy pulls down the rebound | 27-14 |
| 03:01 | Texas | Kyle Bochenski steals the ball from Anthony Roy | 27-14 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #3 on Michael Davis, team foul #10 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Fred Morgan (C) Mark Gardner, Stephen Vance, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Texas | David Ver (PG), Michael Bell (SG), Samuel Gentry (SF), Marc Costello (PF), Allan Anderson (C) John Ussery, Michael Davis, Toby Riche, Nicholas Roan, Anthony Roy | |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 02:15 | Texas | David Ver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 29-14 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos snags the defensive board | 29-14 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski loses the dribble to Marc Costello | 29-14 |
| 01:38 | Texas | David Ver connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Marc Costello | 29-16 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Bell - foul #1 on Michael Bell, team foul #11 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 31-16 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 3rd free throw | 32-16 |
| 00:47 | Texas | Allan Anderson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 32-16 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fred Morgan | 32-16 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | James Molino is hacked by Michael Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Bell, team foul #12 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 34-16 |
| 00:29 | Texas | David Ver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-16 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 34-16 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | James Molino is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-16 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Michael Bell clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-16 |