| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) SG - Len McGee (fresh) SF - Robert Read (fresh) PF - Francis Webber (fresh) C - David Nelligan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) C - Keith Churchill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | David Nelligan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Maryland | David Nelligan clanks a shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Maryland | Francis Webber tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Dilday | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Maryland | Len McGee misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gary Chaves | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Chaves | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Maryland | John Clarke can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Maryland | Francis Webber misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Maryland | John Clarke tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:55 | Maryland | David Nelligan's pass is intercepted by Roger Dilday | 4-8 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Chaves | 4-11 |
| 16:16 | Maryland | Francis Webber comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Francis Webber is called for the reach on Gary Chaves - foul #1 on Francis Webber, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Lars Zaidel (SG), William Mershon (SF), Richard Strouse (C) Len McGee, Robert Read, David Nelligan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lars Zaidel (fresh) SF - William Mershon (fresh) PF - Francis Webber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Strouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 15:34 | Maryland | William Mershon gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:05 | Maryland | Richard Strouse buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Keith Churchill - foul #1 on Keith Churchill, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Durham (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Bryan Jones, Keith Churchill | |
| 15:05 | Maryland | Richard Strouse makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:42 | Maryland | Richard Strouse snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:22 | Maryland | Paul Durham is called for the reach on William Mershon - foul #1 on Paul Durham, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Len McGee (SG), David Nelligan (PF) John Clarke, Francis Webber | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Boris Wisniewski (C) Gary Chaves | |
| 14:03 | Maryland | Richard Strouse scores on a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Boris Wisniewski - foul #1 on Boris Wisniewski, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Richard Hunter (SG), Keith Churchill (C) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday, Boris Wisniewski | |
| 14:03 | Maryland | Richard Strouse misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Austin Schlater | 9-13 |
| 12:57 | Maryland | David Nelligan makes the runner in the paint set up by Lars Zaidel and he's fouled by Keith Churchill - foul #2 on Keith Churchill, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Clarke (PG), Robert Read (SF) Lars Zaidel, Richard Strouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Bryan Jones (SF), Gary Chaves (PF) Austin Schlater, Richard Hunter, Paul Durham, Keith Churchill | |
| 12:57 | Maryland | David Nelligan misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 11-13 |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the tip | 11-13 |
| 12:37 | Maryland | Len McGee snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:14 | Maryland | John Clarke misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves double dribbles | 11-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Lars Zaidel (SG), Francis Webber (PF), Richard Strouse (C) Len McGee, William Mershon, David Nelligan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lars Zaidel (fresh) SF - Robert Read (fresh) PF - Francis Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Strouse (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Maryland | Robert Read loses the ball out of bounds | 11-13 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| 10:53 | Maryland | John Clarke knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Read | 14-13 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Francis Webber takes the ball from Michael Johnson | 14-13 |
| 10:05 | Maryland | Richard Strouse drills a floater from the left wing set up by Lars Zaidel | 16-13 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler misses the runner from the left block | 16-13 |
| 09:35 | Maryland | John Clarke pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:10 | Maryland | Francis Webber misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves loses the dribble to Francis Webber | 16-13 |
| 08:38 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | John Clarke is called for the reach on Roger Dilday - foul #1 on John Clarke, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Len McGee (SG), William Mershon (SF), David Nelligan (C) Lars Zaidel, Robert Read, Richard Strouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Richard Hunter (SG), Paul Durham (SF), Boris Wisniewski (C) Michael Johnson, Roger Dilday, Bryan Jones, Gary Chaves | |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-13 |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Len McGee clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 18-13 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Len McGee (fresh) SF - William Mershon (fresh) PF - Francis Webber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Nelligan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hunter (fresh) SF - Paul Durham (fresh) PF - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Wisniewski (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 07:17 | Maryland | David Nelligan pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 07:15 | Maryland | John Clarke is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Clarke, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Lars Zaidel (PG) John Clarke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Hunter and he's fouled by Francis Webber - foul #2 on Francis Webber, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Strouse (C) Francis Webber | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Roger Dilday (SG) Austin Schlater, Richard Hunter | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:34 | Maryland | Michael Bessler swats the short shot by William Mershon | 18-16 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Mershon - foul #1 on William Mershon, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Francis Webber (PF) Richard Strouse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Chaves (PF) Michael Bessler | |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:58 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Clarke (PG) Lars Zaidel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | John Clarke takes the ball from Roger Dilday after a doubleteam | 18-18 |
| 05:13 | Maryland | John Clarke comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 05:11 | Maryland | William Mershon misses the tip | 18-18 |
| 05:10 | Maryland | William Mershon gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:58 | Maryland | John Clarke is whistled for a carry | 18-18 |
| Subs | Maryland | Lars Zaidel (PG), Robert Read (SF) John Clarke, William Mershon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (SG), Bryan Jones (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Roger Dilday, Paul Durham, Boris Wisniewski | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler tips it in | 18-20 |
| 04:10 | Maryland | Francis Webber misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Bessler - foul #1 on Michael Bessler, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| 04:10 | Maryland | Francis Webber makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:10 | Maryland | Francis Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Clarke (PG), William Mershon (PF), Richard Strouse (C) Len McGee, Francis Webber, David Nelligan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Churchill (C) Gary Chaves | |
| 03:21 | Maryland | John Clarke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Bessler | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lars Zaidel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Read (fresh) PF - William Mershon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Strouse (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler is fouled on the floor by John Clarke - foul #3 on John Clarke, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Len McGee (SG), David Nelligan (C) John Clarke, Robert Read | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Paul Durham (PF) Austin Schlater, Michael Bessler | |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 02:40 | Maryland | Richard Strouse grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 02:23 | Maryland | Richard Strouse comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Paul Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 01:53 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 01:30 | Maryland | Paul Durham picks off the pass by Richard Strouse | 20-20 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Dilday | 20-22 |
| 00:37 | Maryland | William Mershon comes up short on the floater from the right side | 20-22 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 00:01 | Maryland | David Nelligan's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Churchill | 20-25 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |