| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Neil Smith (fresh) C - Roman Cool (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gerald Santillan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) PF - Edward Bankston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Mentzer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Utah | Joseph Thomas makes the floater from the left wing set up by Gerald Santillan | 21-30 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Neil Smith | 24-30 |
| 18:59 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mack Crunk - foul #2 on Mack Crunk, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:59 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:59 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Roman Cool pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | John Summerville clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Neil Smith tips it but misses | 24-30 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Roman Cool tips it home | 26-30 |
| 18:23 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 26-30 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Roman Cool comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | John Summerville tips it in | 28-30 |
| 17:48 | Utah | Warren Mentzer buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Warren Mentzer steals the ball from Michael Hathcock | 28-32 |
| 17:09 | Utah | Warren Mentzer misses long on a floater from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Roman Cool buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Summerville and he's hacked by Warren Mentzer - foul #1 on Warren Mentzer, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (SG), Frederick Davis (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF) Mack Crunk, Michael Hathcock, Neil Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (PG), Henry Michael (SG), David Zimmerly (PF), Joseph Constable (C) Gerald Santillan, Joseph Thomas, Edward Bankston, Warren Mentzer | |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:23 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Roman Cool gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | John Summerville knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erick Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Davis (fresh) PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Henry Michael (fresh) SF - Kurt Wilkins (fairly fresh) PF - David Zimmerly (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Constable (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Constable | 33-35 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Roman Cool loses the ball out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) John Summerville, Frederick Davis, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Thomas (SG), Lewis Minnick (SF), Warren Mentzer (C) Henry Michael, Kurt Wilkins, Joseph Constable | |
| 15:08 | Utah | Warren Mentzer comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 33-35 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Thomas - foul #1 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock (SF) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Santillan (PG), Edward Bankston (PF) Anthony Moats, David Zimmerly | |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:19 | Utah | Warren Mentzer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 13:57 | Utah | Gerald Santillan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:42 | Utah | Joseph Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 13:41 | Utah | Warren Mentzer tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 13:18 | Utah | Gerald Santillan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:03 | Utah | Gerald Santillan misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 13:02 | Utah | Edward Bankston grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:51 | Utah | Lewis Minnick makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Thomas | 35-41 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is hacked by Lewis Minnick - foul #3 on Lewis Minnick, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), William Igo (SG), Frederick Davis (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Roman Cool (C) Erick Keen, Mack Crunk, Michael Hathcock, Neil Smith, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (PG), Henry Michael (SG), Kurt Wilkins (SF), David Zimmerly (PF), Joseph Constable (C) Gerald Santillan, Joseph Thomas, Lewis Minnick, Edward Bankston, Warren Mentzer | |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis drills a floater near the basket | 37-41 |
| 11:48 | Utah | Henry Michael hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 11:46 | Utah | Joseph Constable tips it in | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Igo (fresh) SF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Henry Michael (fresh) SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Zimmerly (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Constable (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 11:22 | Utah | Joseph Constable grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:08 | Utah | Henry Michael makes the floater from the right side set up by Kurt Wilkins | 37-45 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Roman Cool is hacked by Kurt Wilkins - foul #2 on Kurt Wilkins, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Neil Smith (PF) William Igo, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Santillan (PG), Edward Bankston (PF) Henry Michael, David Zimmerly | |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Roman Cool knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by John Summerville and the foul's on Joseph Constable - foul #2 on Joseph Constable, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Thomas (SG), Warren Mentzer (C) Anthony Moats, Joseph Constable | |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:18 | Utah | Warren Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:57 | Utah | Joseph Thomas misses long on a floater from the left block | 39-45 |
| 09:55 | Utah | Joseph Thomas hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-47 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 09:25 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Summerville | 43-47 |
| 08:41 | Utah | Joseph Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Frederick Davis (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) John Summerville, Michael Hathcock, Neil Smith, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Utah | Lewis Minnick (SF) Kurt Wilkins | |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis clanks a jumper in the paint | 43-47 |
| 08:13 | Utah | Warren Mentzer snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 07:44 | Utah | Gerald Santillan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 07:43 | Utah | Gerald Santillan hits the follow up shot | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gerald Santillan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Minnick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Bankston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Mentzer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Warren Mentzer swats the layup by Frederick Davis | 43-49 |
| 07:23 | Utah | Lewis Minnick gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:05 | Utah | Dustin Regalado steals the ball from Lewis Minnick | 43-49 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Lewis Minnick steals the ball from Dustin Regalado | 43-49 |
| 06:33 | Utah | Warren Mentzer's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Thompson | 43-49 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-49 |
| 06:00 | Utah | The rebound goes to Edward Bankston | 43-49 |
| 05:31 | Utah | Joseph Thomas is fouled on the floor by Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Frederick Davis, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Neil Smith (PF), Roman Cool (C) Erick Keen, Mack Crunk, Frederick Davis, Dustin Regalado, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (PG), Henry Michael (SG), Kurt Wilkins (SF), David Zimmerly (PF), Joseph Constable (C) Gerald Santillan, Joseph Thomas, Lewis Minnick, Edward Bankston, Warren Mentzer | |
| 05:19 | Utah | Henry Michael misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Igo - foul #2 on William Igo, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| 05:19 | Utah | Henry Michael misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:19 | Utah | Henry Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| 04:32 | Utah | Anthony Moats evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Roman Cool | 43-50 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | William Igo is called for a backcourt violation | 43-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (SG) William Igo | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 04:01 | Utah | Joseph Constable scores on a floater from the right block | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock buries a floater from the baseline | 45-52 |
| 03:36 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erick Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Henry Michael (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Zimmerly (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Constable (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Neil Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Zimmerly - foul #1 on David Zimmerly, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SG) Erick Keen | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:08 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:08 | Utah | David Zimmerly snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 02:43 | Utah | Henry Michael clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | John Summerville is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Summerville, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Michael Hathcock, Neil Smith, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Santillan (PG), Joseph Thomas (SG), Edward Bankston (PF), Warren Mentzer (C) Anthony Moats, Henry Michael, David Zimmerly, Joseph Constable | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:48 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 01:46 | Utah | Gerald Santillan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 01:37 | Utah | Warren Mentzer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Summerville | 46-54 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock (SF), Neil Smith (PF), Roman Cool (C) Erick Keen, Dustin Regalado, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | John Summerville connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hathcock | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:14 | Utah | Warren Mentzer throws it down on a great pass from Gerald Santillan | 49-56 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock misses the easy layup | 49-56 |
| 01:05 | Utah | Warren Mentzer pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Utah | Joseph Thomas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Neil Smith | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Warren Mentzer picks off the pass by Michael Hathcock | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Utah | John Summerville is called for the reach on Warren Mentzer in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Summerville, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (SG) Joseph Thomas | |
| 00:29 | Utah | Anthony Moats is hacked by Mack Crunk - foul #3 on Mack Crunk, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 00:28 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins is fouled on the floor by Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on Michael Hathcock, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 00:28 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Anthony Moats gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:20 | Utah | Mack Crunk is called for the reach on Anthony Moats in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mack Crunk, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| 00:20 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:20 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Mack Crunk, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (PG), Erick Keen (SG), Frederick Davis (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Michael Hathcock, Neil Smith, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Utah | Gerald Santillan runs out the clock | 49-60 |