| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Ashcraft (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Baptiste (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Fred Ward blocks the jumper by Ronald Steenbergen | 19-28 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski is whistled for traveling | 19-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), John Mendelsohn (SG), John Geib (PF) Christopher Courtney, Christopher Baptiste, Jacob Hazelip | |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler tips it home | 19-30 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Charles Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-30 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | John Geib pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-30 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen loses the dribble to Fred Ward | 19-30 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Fred Ward throws it down | 21-30 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 23-33 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico | Fred Ward gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Fred Ward hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski tips it home | 25-33 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-33 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen tips it in | 25-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Harbert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Geib (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | James Harbert grabs the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | James Harbert is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (PF) Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG), Michael Szopinski (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) James Harbert, John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler, John Geib | |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen throws it down set up by Jacob Hazelip | 25-37 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 27-37 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | Fred Ward gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 27-37 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin drills a shot from the right side | 29-37 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Baptiste - foul #2 on Christopher Baptiste, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF), Jurica Kurowski (PF) Fred Ward, Joshua Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), Jerome Iler (SF) Christopher Baptiste, Michael Szopinski | |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jurica Kurowski - foul #1 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Armand Costa (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG) Joseph Fischer | |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-42 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski tips it back up and in | 33-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Armand Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jerome Iler, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste (SG) John Mendelsohn | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Jacob Hazelip - foul #1 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF) Kendall Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG) Christopher Baptiste | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler travels with the ball | 35-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baptiste (SG) Joseph Fischer | |
| 10:25 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-42 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the floater in the lane | 37-42 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler can't tip it in | 37-42 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler tips it in | 37-44 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen is hacked by Richard O'Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG), Jack Christopher (SG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Joshua Ashcraft (C) Charles Jones, Richard O'Laughlin, Fred Ward, Jurica Kurowski, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), John Mendelsohn (SG), John Geib (C) Christopher Courtney, Christopher Baptiste, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-44 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | John Phelps knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-44 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | John Geib throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Jurica Kurowski (PF) Jack Christopher, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), Ronald Steenbergen (C) James Harbert, John Geib | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Courtney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the floater near the basket set up by Christopher Courtney | 42-46 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones misses the tip | 42-46 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski comes up short on the shot near the basket | 42-46 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip comes up short on the floater near the basket | 42-46 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler tips it home | 42-48 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | John Phelps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Fred Ward (SF) John Phelps, Kendall Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Harbert (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG), John Geib (C) Christopher Courtney, John Mendelsohn, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 05:26 | New Mexico | Charles Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Fred Ward is called for the reach on Jerome Iler - foul #2 on Fred Ward, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Christopher Baptiste, John Geib | |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen's pass is intercepted by Fred Ward | 42-48 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Charles Jones can't finish the layup | 42-48 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 47-51 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Ashcraft (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Harbert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Mendelsohn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Hazelip (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | John Mendelsohn blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Charles Jones | 47-53 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip hits the finger roll set up by James Harbert | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Fred Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is fouled on the floor by James Harbert - foul #2 on James Harbert, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (PF), Armand Costa (C) Jurica Kurowski, Joshua Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney (PG), Christopher Baptiste (SG), John Geib (C) James Harbert, John Mendelsohn, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | John Geib pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Armand Costa - foul #2 on Armand Costa, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Armand Costa scores on a turnaround in the paint | 49-57 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the driving attempt from the left block | 49-57 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip tips it but misses | 49-57 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (PF), Joshua Ashcraft (C) Edward Peterson, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen (C) John Geib | |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Charles Jones splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard O'Laughlin | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Baptiste and the foul's on Joshua Ashcraft - foul #4 on Joshua Ashcraft, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Charles Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen is hacked by Fred Ward - foul #3 on Fred Ward, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Charles Jones shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses the shot from just outside the lane | 52-64 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jacob Hazelip | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney's fadeaway is rejected by Jurica Kurowski | 52-64 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Fred Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jacob Hazelip | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Christopher Courtney runs out the clock | 52-64 |