| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Kyle Zierden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aubrey Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 19:52 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips tips it in | 29-25 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 29-25 |
| 19:33 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-25 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Nolan - foul #2 on Nicholas Nolan, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot in the lane | 32-27 |
| 18:32 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels lays it in on a nice dish by Aubrey Johnson and he's fouled by Daniel Palmatier - foul #1 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:32 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Aubrey Johnson - foul #1 on Aubrey Johnson, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Nolan | 37-30 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Nolan - foul #3 on Nicholas Nolan, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel (SF) Nicholas Nolan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is hacked by Aubrey Johnson - foul #2 on Aubrey Johnson, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette (PG), Robert Thompson (PF), Ben Huffman (C) Kyle Zierden, Aubrey Johnson, Jeffery Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Henry Oliveira (PF), Roland Crouse (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Shawn Moors, Glenn Corral | |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Lee Burchette is called for the reach on Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Lee Burchette, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Riegel (C) Daniel Palmatier | |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira's pass is intercepted by Harold Phillips | 37-30 |
| 16:14 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips banks in the layup | 39-30 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse knocks in the floater from the left wing | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Lee Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Benefiel (fresh) PF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Katz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Oliveira (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Riegel (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Riegel | 39-32 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse loses the dribble to Lee Burchette | 39-32 |
| 15:03 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brandon Benefiel and he's hacked by Johnny Katz - foul #2 on Johnny Katz, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Nicholas Nolan (SF), Aubrey Johnson (PF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Lee Burchette, Brandon Benefiel, Robert Thompson, Ben Huffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Shawn Moors (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Johnny Katz, Roland Crouse, Henry Oliveira, William Riegel | |
| 15:03 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses the free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Robert Englund | 41-34 |
| 14:25 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden double dribbles | 41-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Story (SG) Harold Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral lays it in on a great pass from Charles Caputo | 41-36 |
| 13:52 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| 13:33 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jeffery Daniels | 41-36 |
| 13:20 | Texas Tech | Robert Story comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Jeffery Daniels steps in front of the Robert Englund pass | 41-36 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 12:35 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:24 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson connects on the floater in the paint | 43-36 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors tips it in | 43-38 |
| 11:55 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels lays it in | 45-38 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo misses short on a runner from the right block | 45-38 |
| 11:35 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Kyle Zierden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Story (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Nolan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Aubrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden is fouled on the floor by Charles Caputo - foul #3 on Charles Caputo, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette (PG), Harold Phillips (SG), Brandon Benefiel (SF), Robert Thompson (PF), Ben Huffman (C) Kyle Zierden, Robert Story, Nicholas Nolan, Aubrey Johnson, Jeffery Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Johnny Katz (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), William Riegel (C) Charles Caputo, Robert Englund, Daniel Palmatier, Shawn Moors, Glenn Corral | |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Ben Huffman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 45-38 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-38 |
| 10:40 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 10:35 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | William Riegel snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Roland Crouse misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 10:03 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:56 | Texas Tech | Henry Oliveira is called for the reach on Lee Burchette - foul #2 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Nicholas Nolan (SF) Lee Burchette, Brandon Benefiel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Roland Crouse, William Riegel | |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Johnny Katz takes the ball from Nicholas Nolan | 45-38 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Katz | 45-40 |
| 09:23 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson misses long on a jumper in the lane | 45-40 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Patterson | 45-42 |
| 08:45 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson (PF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Robert Thompson, Ben Huffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Robert Englund (SG), Shawn Moors (PF) Robert Patterson, Johnny Katz, Henry Oliveira | |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 08:18 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:14 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips clanks a floater from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 08:12 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 07:45 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 07:25 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 47-42 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo grabs the board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Kyle Zierden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Phillips (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Nolan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Aubrey Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Daniels (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Englund (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Moors (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Palmatier | 47-45 |
| 06:50 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips is fouled on the floor by Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Glenn Corral, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette (PG), Robert Story (SG), Brandon Benefiel (SF) Kyle Zierden, Harold Phillips, Nicholas Nolan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Roland Crouse (SF), Henry Oliveira (PF), William Riegel (C) Robert Englund, Daniel Palmatier, Shawn Moors, Glenn Corral | |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Henry Oliveira blocks the short jumper by Aubrey Johnson | 47-45 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Johnson - foul #3 on Aubrey Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson (PF), Ben Huffman (C) Aubrey Johnson, Jeffery Daniels | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | Texas Tech | Ben Huffman gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:06 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG) Charles Caputo | |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Henry Oliveira is blocked by Robert Thompson | 47-45 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 05:32 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Oliveira - foul #3 on Henry Oliveira, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips (SG) Robert Story | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Shawn Moors (PF) Johnny Katz, Roland Crouse, William Riegel | |
| 05:32 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:32 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Henry Oliveira snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 05:02 | Texas Tech | Ben Huffman pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Nicholas Nolan (SF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Lee Burchette, Brandon Benefiel, Ben Huffman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Caputo (PG), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Patterson, Henry Oliveira | |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 04:03 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 03:45 | Texas Tech | Glenn Corral swats the short shot by Jeffery Daniels | 49-47 |
| 03:43 | Syracuse | Robert Englund snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Corral | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Kyle Zierden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Daniels (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Caputo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shawn Moors (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Moors | 49-50 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Charles Caputo scores on a floater from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-52 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-52 |
| 01:40 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Harold Phillips | 51-52 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Palmatier and the foul's on Nicholas Nolan - foul #4 on Nicholas Nolan, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson (PF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Englund - foul #2 on Robert Englund, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 00:34 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:34 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Zierden - foul #1 on Kyle Zierden, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 53-57 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral is hacked by Harold Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Phillips, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roland Crouse (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Englund is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Phillips - foul #4 on Harold Phillips, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | Roland Crouse steals it from Harold Phillips | 56-61 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Zierden - foul #2 on Kyle Zierden, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (PF) Roland Crouse | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-62 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-62 |