| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) SG - George Wilson (fresh) SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Matthew McLean (fresh) SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) SF - Marc Diggs (fresh) PF - Sean Battles (fresh) C - James Grosse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | San Jose State | John Miser is called for the reach on Matthew McLean - foul #1 on John Miser, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | San Jose State | James Grosse travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Sean Battles | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | San Jose State | Matthew McLean misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Laughlin | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | San Jose State | Sean Battles can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | San Jose State | James Grosse tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin is fouled on the floor by James Grosse - foul #1 on James Grosse, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF), Mark Baity (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Michael Bell hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson and he's hacked by Sean Battles - foul #1 on Sean Battles, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | San Jose State | Matthew McLean is hacked by Joseph Thompson - foul #1 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clark (PF) Shane Bennett | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 16:49 | San Jose State | Charles Anderson is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shane Bennett (SF) Jeffrey Clark | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Michael Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:30 | San Jose State | Marc Diggs snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:25 | San Jose State | Joseph Thompson steals the ball from Charles Anderson | 5-2 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Mark Baity hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Baity (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Matthew McLean (fresh) SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) SF - Marc Diggs (fresh) PF - Sean Battles (fresh) C - James Grosse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | San Jose State | Shane Bennett picks off the pass by Matthew McLean | 7-2 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-2 |
| 15:13 | San Jose State | Sean Battles gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:08 | San Jose State | Matthew McLean is hacked by Joseph Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Shane Bennett, Michael Bell, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Casteel (SG), Benjamin Moretti (PF) Charles Anderson, Sean Battles | |
| 14:53 | San Jose State | Matthew McLean is hacked by John Miser - foul #2 on John Miser, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Jones (PG) John Miser | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 14:35 | San Jose State | Robert Casteel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-2 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Heckman | 7-2 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Mark Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PF) Ken Pegg | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione (PG), Trevor Lee (C) Matthew McLean, James Grosse | |
| 14:17 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Jones - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #5 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ken Pegg (PF) Lawrence Laughlin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 14:17 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:17 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from George Wilson | 9-3 |
| 13:46 | San Jose State | Dennis Heckman denies the turnaround by Marc Diggs | 9-3 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Mark Jones gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | George Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the offensive board | 9-3 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Michael Bell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Wilson | 12-3 |
| 12:46 | San Jose State | Dennis Heckman swats the short shot by Marc Diggs | 12-3 |
| 12:45 | San Jose State | Marc Diggs grabs the offensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 12:24 | San Jose State | Ken Pegg swats the layup by Robert Casteel | 12-3 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Michael Bell gets the rebound | 12-3 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Mark Jones misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Maglione - foul #1 on Ronald Maglione, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF), Mark Baity (C) Michael Bell, Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Matthew McLean (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Sean Battles (PF), James Grosse (C) Ronald Maglione, Robert Casteel, Marc Diggs, Trevor Lee | |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 13-3 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Mark Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 14-3 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Clark (fresh) C - Mark Baity (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Matthew McLean (fresh) SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) SF - Benjamin Moretti (fresh) PF - Sean Battles (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Grosse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | San Jose State | Matthew McLean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-3 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to George Wilson | 14-3 |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Benjamin Moretti is called for the reach on George Wilson - foul #1 on Benjamin Moretti, team foul #4 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shane Bennett (PG), Dennis Heckman (C) Mark Jones, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Phillip Behler (SF) Benjamin Moretti | |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | George Wilson connects on the 3 from the right wing | 17-3 |
| 10:40 | San Jose State | Matthew McLean is called for traveling | 17-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PF), Mark Baity (C) Jeffrey Clark, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-3 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Mark Baity tips it home | 19-3 |
| 10:05 | San Jose State | James Grosse misses the dunk | 19-3 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | George Wilson snags the defensive board | 19-3 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Mark Baity's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Ken Pegg (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Shane Bennett, Michael Bell, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Marc Diggs (SF) Phillip Behler | |
| 09:28 | San Jose State | Marc Diggs buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Anderson and he's fouled by Lawrence Laughlin - foul #1 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #6 | 19-5 |
| 09:28 | San Jose State | Marc Diggs misses the free throw | 19-5 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg gets the rebound | 19-5 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-5 |
| 09:00 | San Jose State | Charles Anderson pulls down the rebound | 19-5 |
| 08:45 | San Jose State | Lawrence Laughlin steps in front of the Charles Anderson pass | 19-5 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-5 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | George Wilson tips it in | 21-5 |
| 08:11 | San Jose State | Matthew McLean connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Grosse | 21-7 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Miser and the foul's on James Grosse - foul #2 on James Grosse, team foul #5 | 23-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (SF), Jeffrey Clark (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione (PG), Robert Casteel (SG), Benjamin Moretti (PF), Trevor Lee (C) Matthew McLean, Charles Anderson, Sean Battles, James Grosse | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the free throw | 23-7 |
| 07:50 | San Jose State | Benjamin Moretti grabs the board | 23-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ken Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Clark (fresh) C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Ronald Maglione (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Casteel (fresh) SF - Marc Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Moretti (fresh) C - Trevor Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione is fouled on the floor by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #7 | 23-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Mark Baity (C) Ken Pegg, Mark Jones, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 07:30 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione makes the 1st free throw | 23-8 |
| 07:30 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione makes the 2nd free throw | 23-9 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Mark Baity hits a jumper in the lane set up by Michael Bell | 25-9 |
| 06:47 | San Jose State | Michael Bell takes the ball from Trevor Lee | 25-9 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | George Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-9 |
| 06:26 | San Jose State | Trevor Lee gets the rebound | 25-9 |
| 06:21 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Bell - foul #1 on Michael Bell, team foul #8 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shane Bennett (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) John Miser, Michael Bell, Jeffrey Clark, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Sean Battles (PF) Benjamin Moretti | |
| 06:21 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione misses the 1st free throw | 25-9 |
| 06:21 | San Jose State | Ronald Maglione makes the 2nd free throw | 25-10 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg is called for traveling | 25-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Michael Bell (PF) Shane Bennett, Ken Pegg | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Matthew McLean (PG) Ronald Maglione | |
| 05:54 | San Jose State | Matthew McLean misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-10 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Michael Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-10 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-10 |
| 05:30 | San Jose State | Trevor Lee grabs the board | 25-10 |
| 05:08 | San Jose State | Marc Diggs is whistled for traveling | 25-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shane Bennett (PG), Mark Baity (SF), Ken Pegg (PF) John Miser, Lawrence Laughlin, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Anderson (SG), Benjamin Moretti (SF), Jason Wilson (C) Robert Casteel, Marc Diggs, Trevor Lee | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Mark Baity scores on a runner in the lane and the foul's on Sean Battles - foul #2 on Sean Battles, team foul #6 | 27-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF) Shane Bennett, George Wilson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Phillip Behler (SF) Sean Battles | |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Mark Baity makes the free throw | 28-10 |
| 04:23 | San Jose State | Phillip Behler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-10 |
| 04:21 | San Jose State | Benjamin Moretti can't tip it in | 28-10 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Heckman | 28-10 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Miser | 31-10 |
| 03:48 | San Jose State | Charles Anderson buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Benjamin Moretti | 31-12 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Baity (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Matthew McLean (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Behler (fresh) PF - Benjamin Moretti (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Wilson (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | John Miser buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Heckman | 34-12 |
| 03:15 | San Jose State | Benjamin Moretti misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Baity - foul #1 on Mark Baity, team foul #9 | 34-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Jones (SG), Michael Bell (SF) Mark Baity, Lawrence Laughlin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Marc Diggs (SF), Sean Battles (PF), James Grosse (C) Charles Anderson, Phillip Behler, Jason Wilson | |
| 03:15 | San Jose State | Benjamin Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 34-12 |
| 03:15 | San Jose State | Benjamin Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 34-13 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Matthew McLean is called for the reach on Michael Bell - foul #1 on Matthew McLean, team foul #7 | 34-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Mark Baity (C) Ken Pegg, Dennis Heckman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Casteel (SG) Benjamin Moretti | |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Michael Bell misses the 1st free throw | 34-13 |
| 02:54 | San Jose State | Sean Battles gets the rebound | 34-13 |
| 02:39 | San Jose State | Sean Battles drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Grosse | 34-15 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Michael Bell is whistled for a carry | 34-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ken Pegg (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Lawrence Laughlin, Mark Baity | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Benjamin Moretti (SG) Matthew McLean | |
| 01:57 | San Jose State | Robert Casteel double dribbles | 34-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Anderson (SG) Benjamin Moretti | |
| 01:32 | Syracuse | Michael Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-15 |
| 01:30 | San Jose State | Sean Battles grabs the board | 34-15 |
| 01:08 | San Jose State | Marc Diggs knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Casteel | 34-17 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | John Miser knocks in the 3 from straight away | 37-17 |
| 00:24 | San Jose State | Robert Casteel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-17 |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | Sean Battles grabs the offensive rebound | 37-17 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Charles Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-20 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Miser hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 37-20 |