| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) SF - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-34 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Paul Cordova tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Cordova, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Lon Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine hits the follow up shot | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Suazo | 23-36 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-36 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Spivey | 23-36 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Paul Cordova shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Cordova | 25-36 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the fadeaway from the left side | 25-38 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger buries a shot near the basket | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried clanks a shot from the right block | 27-38 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits the follow up shot | 27-40 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer is hacked by Stuart Ried - foul #1 on Stuart Ried, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Bramblett - foul #4 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 30-40 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-40 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 30-40 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the lay-in | 30-40 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Paul Suazo gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Paul Suazo double dribbles | 30-40 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Paul Cordova gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Lon Smith comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Suazo - foul #1 on Paul Suazo, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Lon Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-42 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried tips it in | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Paul Suazo buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Spivey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Daniel Parada (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 33-47 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses short on a floater near the basket | 33-47 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lon Smith, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Howin Chiou (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Francis Frazier (SF), Robert Woods (PF) Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine | |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses short on a floater from the left block | 33-47 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley's pass is intercepted by Gerard Creamer | 35-47 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Haines (C) Stuart Ried | |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 35-50 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Woods - foul #2 on Robert Woods, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (SF) Russell Jolley, Francis Frazier | |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Robert Woods lays it in set up by Lon Smith | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Howin Chiou comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Harvey Marine - foul #2 on Harvey Marine, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerard Creamer (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stuart Ried (C) Timothy Haines | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Howin Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Howin Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine is hacked by Douglas Spivey - foul #3 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) Howin Chiou | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF) Robert Woods | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Wayne Flickinger is called for the reach on Lon Smith - foul #4 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Bramblett | 39-54 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Paul Suazo loses the dribble to Harvey Marine | 39-54 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Paul Cordova steps in front of the Daniel Parada pass | 39-54 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | John Lau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Cordova | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Spivey (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Lau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is hacked by Gerard Creamer - foul #2 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (SF) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 41-56 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Lau | 43-56 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is hacked by Wayne Flickinger - foul #5 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Lora (SF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (SF), Robert Woods (PF) Daniel Parada, Harvey Marine | |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Lau | 43-57 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | John Lau hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 43-57 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Leon Lora pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-57 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | John Lau gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Lon Smith - foul #2 on Lon Smith, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SF), Jamie Smith (C) Leon Lora, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Timothy Haines (C) Lon Smith, Stuart Ried | |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | John Lau steals it from Timothy Haines | 44-57 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Paul Suazo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Paul Suazo is called for the reach on Russell Jolley - foul #2 on Paul Suazo, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Howin Chiou (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Parada (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Francis Frazier, Robert Woods, Timothy Haines | |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Cordova, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerard Creamer (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG) Russell Jolley | |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerard Creamer - foul #3 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Paul Bramblett steps in front of the Paul Cordova pass in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Lon Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner and he's fouled by John Lau - foul #3 on John Lau, team foul #11 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) Howin Chiou | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Spivey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Lau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 50-65 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Gerard Creamer steals the ball from Daniel Parada | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-68 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Lon Smith buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harvey Marine | 53-71 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Paul Suazo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-71 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Parada | 53-71 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerard Creamer - foul #4 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #12 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Micheal Moore (PG), Russell Jolley (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Timothy Haines (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey loses the ball out of bounds | 53-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Frazier (SF) Daniel Parada | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-73 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Timothy Haines snags the offensive board | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Micheal Moore runs out the clock | 53-73 |