| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Eric Curry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Rozell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ventura (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF) James Molino, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 19:28 | TCU | Eric Curry misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Burton - foul #2 on Thomas Burton, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Richard Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | TCU | Thomas Burton pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 18:23 | TCU | Eric Curry is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the tip | 44-31 |
| 18:13 | TCU | Joshua Rozell snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 17:56 | TCU | Eric Curry knocks in the turnaround from close range | 44-33 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Robert Ventura is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #3 on Robert Ventura, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | TCU | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Robert Ventura | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 17:22 | TCU | Thomas Burton gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:04 | TCU | Richard Hamilton is called for 5 seconds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski's floater is knocked away by Eric Curry | 44-33 |
| 16:50 | TCU | Richard Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:31 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson knocks in the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Kyle Bochenski - foul #2 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 16:31 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 16:15 | TCU | The rebound goes to Joshua Rozell | 44-36 |
| 16:10 | TCU | Joshua Rozell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Curry | 44-39 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mark Gardner | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Eric Curry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Rozell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Burton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | TCU | Brian Maitland picks off the pass by Eric Curry | 46-39 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Gardner | 48-39 |
| 14:49 | TCU | Richard Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 14:28 | TCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Burton | 48-39 |
| 14:11 | TCU | Eric Curry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Morgan, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | TCU | Ignacio Trujillo (SF), Robert Ventura (PF) Thomas Burton, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 14:11 | TCU | Eric Curry makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:11 | TCU | Eric Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Molino | 51-41 |
| 13:31 | TCU | Cecil Didomenico is called for the reach on Joshua Rozell - foul #1 on Cecil Didomenico, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Maitland (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | TCU | Darin Williams (SF), Alfred Andino (C) Eric Curry, Richard Hamilton | |
| 13:22 | TCU | Darin Williams clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lloyd Clark | 53-41 |
| 12:46 | TCU | Robert Ventura is hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #4 on Brian Maitland, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Craig Drake (PF) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Holland (SG) Joshua Rozell | |
| 12:30 | TCU | Robert Ventura is whistled for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (C) Lloyd Clark, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Burton (SF) Darin Williams | |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | James Molino knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fidel Gallegos | 55-41 |
| 12:08 | TCU | James Molino steps in front of the Robert Ventura pass | 55-41 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | James Molino banks in the layup | 57-41 |
| 11:59 | TCU | Robert Ventura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Hamilton (C) Alfred Andino | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Michael Holland - foul #2 on Michael Holland, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Drake (PF), Fred Morgan (C) Zlatko Zachman, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | TCU | Joshua Rozell (SG) Michael Holland | |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 11:45 | TCU | Richard Hamilton gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) C - Fred Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Ignacio Trujillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Rozell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Burton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Ventura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | TCU | Richard Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #3 on Fred Morgan, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Lloyd Clark, Craig Drake, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:36 | TCU | Richard Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 11:36 | TCU | Richard Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Ignacio Trujillo takes the ball from Kyle Bochenski | 58-42 |
| 11:14 | TCU | Ignacio Trujillo slams it home | 58-44 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-44 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 10:45 | TCU | Joshua Rozell pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 10:35 | TCU | Robert Ventura can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 09:58 | TCU | Richard Hamilton hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Rozell | 61-46 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't tip it in | 61-46 |
| 09:37 | TCU | The rebound goes to Richard Hamilton | 61-46 |
| 09:22 | TCU | Joshua Rozell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 09:20 | TCU | Robert Ventura snags the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 09:15 | TCU | Joshua Rozell is hacked by Fidel Gallegos - foul #3 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Craig Drake (C) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Curry (PG), Darin Williams (SF), Alfred Andino (C) Joshua Rozell, Thomas Burton, Richard Hamilton | |
| 09:05 | TCU | Eric Curry clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 09:04 | TCU | Alfred Andino grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:52 | TCU | Eric Curry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 08:51 | TCU | Alfred Andino tips it back up and in | 61-48 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled on the floor by Robert Ventura - foul #4 on Robert Ventura, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Zlatko Zachman, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Holland (SG), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Ignacio Trujillo, Robert Ventura | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico travels with the ball | 61-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 07:58 | TCU | Michael Holland is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico (C) Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 07:58 | TCU | Michael Holland makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:58 | TCU | Michael Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Molino | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Eric Curry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfred Andino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | TCU | Eric Curry hits a turnaround from the right block | 64-52 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | James Molino loses the ball out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | TCU | Joshua Rozell (SG), Ignacio Trujillo (SF), Robert Ventura (PF), Richard Hamilton (C) Michael Holland, Darin Williams, Kenneth Johnson, Alfred Andino | |
| 06:54 | TCU | Ignacio Trujillo can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| 06:54 | TCU | Ignacio Trujillo misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:54 | TCU | Ignacio Trujillo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fred Morgan | 64-52 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 64-52 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | James Molino gets the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Molino | 66-52 |
| 06:19 | TCU | Fidel Gallegos takes the ball from Richard Hamilton | 66-52 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Molino | 69-52 |
| 05:49 | TCU | Stephen Vance steps in front of the Robert Ventura pass | 69-52 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Vance | 71-52 |
| 05:15 | TCU | Eric Curry can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 05:14 | TCU | Richard Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 71-54 |
| 04:56 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan tips it in | 73-54 |
| 04:33 | TCU | Joshua Rozell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-54 |
| 04:32 | TCU | Robert Ventura tips it but misses | 73-54 |
| 04:30 | TCU | Robert Ventura grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:25 | TCU | Ignacio Trujillo misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Morgan - foul #4 on Fred Morgan, team foul #9 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Burton (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Alfred Andino (C) Eric Curry, Robert Ventura, Richard Hamilton | |
| 04:25 | TCU | Ignacio Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 04:25 | TCU | Ignacio Trujillo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 04:09 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Lloyd Clark - foul #2 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Curry (PG) Ignacio Trujillo | |
| 03:55 | TCU | Joshua Rozell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Burton | 73-59 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #5 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (SF) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Holland (SG) Joshua Rozell | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 03:29 | TCU | Craig Drake is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Craig Drake, team foul #11 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF) Mark Gardner, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 03:29 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 03:29 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Eric Curry (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Burton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alfred Andino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the runner in the paint | 74-61 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski tips it home | 76-61 |
| 02:48 | TCU | Fidel Gallegos steals it from Kenneth Johnson | 76-61 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark dunks the ball on a great pass from Fidel Gallegos | 78-61 |
| 02:33 | TCU | Eric Curry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-61 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 78-61 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Fidel Gallegos | 80-61 |
| 01:42 | TCU | Eric Curry blows the layup | 80-61 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski is hacked by Thomas Burton - foul #3 on Thomas Burton, team foul #6 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | TCU | Joshua Rozell (SG), Robert Ventura (PF), Richard Hamilton (C) Michael Holland, Kenneth Johnson, Alfred Andino | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-61 |
| 00:52 | TCU | Robert Ventura grabs the board | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:47 | TCU | Eric Curry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-61 |
| 00:46 | TCU | Richard Hamilton tips it home | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Kyle Bochenski is denied by Richard Hamilton | 80-63 |
| 00:15 | TCU | Richard Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 80-63 |
| 00:07 | TCU | Eric Curry makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Molino runs out the clock | 80-65 |