| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Roger Ferreira (fresh) SG - Joseph Self (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bradley Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Hopkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) SG - George Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Georgetown | Joseph Self throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | John Miser makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Laughlin | 24-24 |
| 19:17 | Georgetown | Lawrence Laughlin is called for the reach on Roger Ferreira - foul #1 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:03 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Laughlin - foul #2 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| 19:03 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:03 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 18:39 | Georgetown | Lawrence Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:34 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore is hacked by Ken Pegg - foul #2 on Ken Pegg, team foul #3 | 26-24 |
| 18:24 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Ferreira | 28-24 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | John Miser loses the ball out of bounds | 28-24 |
| 17:55 | Georgetown | Joseph Self is fouled on the floor by Ken Pegg - foul #3 on Ken Pegg, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PF) Ken Pegg | |
| 17:41 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman knocks in the shot from close range set up by George Wilson | 28-26 |
| 17:07 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roger Ferreira | 30-26 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 16:44 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:19 | Georgetown | Lawrence Hopkins loses the dribble to Dennis Heckman | 30-26 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | John Miser knocks in the shot from the right side | 30-28 |
| 15:47 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Bell - foul #1 on Michael Bell, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Franjo Zornes (PG), Clifford Thompson (SG) Roger Ferreira, Joseph Self | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Ken Pegg (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Lawrence Laughlin, Michael Bell | |
| 15:47 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:47 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Heckman | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Franjo Zornes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Adams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bradley Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ken Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman is hacked by Lawrence Hopkins - foul #2 on Lawrence Hopkins, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Antonio Billington (SF) Douglas Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Jones | 31-31 |
| 14:57 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore misses badly on a shot from close range | 31-31 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses the floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 14:34 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:19 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Franjo Zornes is called for the reach on Ken Pegg - foul #1 on Franjo Zornes, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira (PG), Joseph Self (SG), Charles Warren (C) Franjo Zornes, Clifford Thompson, Lawrence Hopkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Shane Bennett | |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 13:15 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Self | 33-31 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Joseph Self is called for the reach on George Wilson - foul #2 on Joseph Self, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Douglas Adams (SF), Lawrence Hopkins (C) Antonio Billington, Charles Warren | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg is hacked by Bradley Moore - foul #2 on Bradley Moore, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Antonio Billington (PF) Bradley Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PF) Ken Pegg | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | George Wilson connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Bell | 33-33 |
| 11:46 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Roger Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Self (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antonio Billington (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 11:23 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 11:14 | Georgetown | George Wilson is called for the reach on Roger Ferreira - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Bradley Moore (PF), Charles Warren (C) Antonio Billington, Lawrence Hopkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Ken Pegg (PF) John Miser, George Wilson, Michael Bell | |
| 11:09 | Georgetown | Joseph Self makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Roger Ferreira | 37-33 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| 10:32 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Self | 39-35 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Adams picks off the pass by Lawrence Laughlin | 39-35 |
| 09:45 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 09:44 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 09:35 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-35 |
| 09:33 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 09:13 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 09:11 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 08:57 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira loses the dribble to Lawrence Laughlin | 39-35 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Franjo Zornes (PG), Clifford Thompson (SG), Larry Forbes (SF), Antonio Billington (PF), Lawrence Hopkins (C) Roger Ferreira, Joseph Self, Douglas Adams, Bradley Moore, Charles Warren | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| 08:17 | Georgetown | Larry Forbes buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Hopkins | 41-35 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Clifford Thompson is called for the reach on Dennis Heckman - foul #2 on Clifford Thompson, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | George Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Miser | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Franjo Zornes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Billington (fresh) C - Lawrence Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Georgetown | Franjo Zornes makes the 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Shane Bennett is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Shane Bennett, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira (PG), Bradley Moore (PF) Franjo Zornes, Larry Forbes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF), Mark Baity (C) Shane Bennett, Michael Bell, Dennis Heckman | |
| 06:54 | Georgetown | George Wilson steals the ball from Roger Ferreira in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | John Miser buries a 3 from the right corner set up by George Wilson | 44-41 |
| 06:12 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore connects on the shot in the lane | 46-41 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 05:54 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 05:49 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Thompson | 49-41 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Roger Ferreira steals the ball from Lawrence Laughlin | 49-41 |
| 05:27 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira dunks the ball | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | John Miser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | George Wilson grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Mark Baity buries a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Lawrence Hopkins - foul #3 on Lawrence Hopkins, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Joseph Self (SG), Douglas Adams (SF), Charles Warren (C) Clifford Thompson, Antonio Billington, Lawrence Hopkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Mark Jones (SG) John Miser, George Wilson | |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Mark Baity makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:42 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Laughlin - foul #3 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Antonio Billington (PF) Bradley Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman (C) Mark Baity | |
| 04:42 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Ferreira - foul #3 on Roger Ferreira, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shane Bennett (SF), Michael Bell (PF) Lawrence Laughlin, Ken Pegg | |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:02 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 04:00 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Thompson | 53-48 |
| 03:23 | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-48 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Roger Ferreira (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Self (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. PF - Antonio Billington (fairly fresh) C - Charles Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shane Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman is whistled for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Franjo Zornes (PG), Bradley Moore (PF), Lawrence Hopkins (C) Roger Ferreira, Antonio Billington, Charles Warren | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Lawrence Laughlin (SF), Ken Pegg (PF) Joseph Thompson, Mark Jones, Shane Bennett, Michael Bell | |
| 02:56 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Laughlin - foul #4 on Lawrence Laughlin, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| 02:56 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:56 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Lawrence Laughlin can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 02:45 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hopkins | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams misses long on a jumper from the right block | 55-48 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | George Wilson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:12 | Georgetown | Franjo Zornes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | George Wilson makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Miser and he's hacked by Bradley Moore - foul #3 on Bradley Moore, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ferreira (PG), Antonio Billington (SF) Franjo Zornes, Douglas Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | George Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-53 |
| 01:48 | Georgetown | Lawrence Hopkins gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:35 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 01:33 | Georgetown | Joseph Self tips it home | 57-53 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | George Wilson can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 57-53 |
| 01:07 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Bradley Moore | 57-53 |
| 00:49 | Georgetown | Bradley Moore misses the driving attempt in the lane | 57-53 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 57-53 |
| 00:39 | Georgetown | Lawrence Hopkins grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Georgetown | John Miser is called for the reach on Lawrence Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Miser, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Douglas Adams (SF) Antonio Billington | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:36 | Georgetown | Lawrence Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:36 | Georgetown | Lawrence Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | George Wilson gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | John Miser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:29 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 00:28 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams is hacked by George Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Wilson, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Clifford Thompson (SG), Antonio Billington (PF), Charles Warren (C) Joseph Self, Bradley Moore, Lawrence Hopkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:28 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:28 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | John Miser misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | George Wilson grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | John Miser drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Wilson | 58-56 |
| 00:15 | Georgetown | Georgetown calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Joseph Self (SG), Bradley Moore (PF), Lawrence Hopkins (C) Clifford Thompson, Antonio Billington, Charles Warren | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:12 | Georgetown | John Miser is called for the reach on Douglas Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Miser, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| 00:12 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:12 | Georgetown | Douglas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | George Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | John Miser grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Self is called for the reach on Dennis Heckman - foul #3 on Joseph Self, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Georgetown | Joseph Self gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | Georgetown | Joseph Self runs out the clock | 59-56 |