| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Damek Zeff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Cogdill (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mike Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Eccles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Christy (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Packard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | William Byrd inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Florida | Justin Cogdill swats the short shot by Kenneth Packard | 30-34 |
| 19:41 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Packard | 30-34 |
| 19:27 | Florida | Kenneth Packard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Joseph McCuan (SG) Jack Jones, Mark Russell | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Kenneth Packard picks off the pass by Brian Chau in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 19:10 | Florida | Jason Eccles scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike Nolan | 30-36 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | William Byrd is called for the reach on Damek Zeff in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Byrd, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG) Brian Chau | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Kenneth Packard is called for the reach on Joseph McCuan - foul #3 on Kenneth Packard, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Mark Russell (SF) Jack Jones, Damek Zeff | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Mark Russell can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 18:09 | Florida | William Byrd snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 17:55 | Florida | William Byrd misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Chau | 30-36 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan's pass is intercepted by Mike Nolan | 30-36 |
| 17:36 | Florida | Mike Nolan banks in the layup | 30-38 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Brian Chau knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 16:50 | Florida | Mike Nolan scores on a shot from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Kenneth Packard swats the layup by Justin Cogdill | 33-40 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Brian Chau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 16:04 | Florida | Jason Eccles pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:58 | Florida | William Byrd can't finish the layup | 33-40 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Brian Chau gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Chau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph McCuan (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darrell Davis (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Cogdill (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mike Nolan (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Eccles (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Byrd (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Christy (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Packard (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Mark Russell makes the turnaround from the right block | 35-40 |
| 15:12 | Florida | Jason Eccles drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Packard | 35-43 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Mark Russell is hacked by William Byrd in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Byrd, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Jason Oates (PF), Albert Bower (C) Brian Chau, Mark Russell, Darrell Davis, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Florida | Rodney Bittner (PG), Jessie Gleason (SG), Louis Faulk (SF) Mike Nolan, Jason Eccles, William Byrd | |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 14:21 | Florida | Louis Faulk can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Damek Zeff - foul #2 on Damek Zeff, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG), Darrell Davis (PF) Joseph McCuan, Jason Oates | |
| Subs | Florida | Craig Whitehurst (C) Kenneth Packard | |
| 14:21 | Florida | Louis Faulk makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:21 | Florida | Louis Faulk makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Mark Russell makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Jones | 40-45 |
| 13:46 | Florida | Louis Faulk misses the lay-in | 40-45 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Mark Russell gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Christy - foul #4 on Daniel Christy, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Jason Oates (PF), Justin Cogdill (C) Mark Russell, Darrell Davis, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Nolan (PG), Kenneth Brew (SG), Robert Clinton (PF) Rodney Bittner, Jessie Gleason, Daniel Christy | |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:15 | Florida | Craig Whitehurst grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 12:48 | Florida | Mike Nolan blows the layup but he's hacked by Jack Jones - foul #2 on Jack Jones, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan (SG), Darrell Davis (PF) Brian Chau, Jason Oates | |
| Subs | Florida | George Grinstead (C) Craig Whitehurst | |
| 12:48 | Florida | Mike Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:48 | Florida | Mike Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff scores on a jumper from the right block | 43-46 |
| 11:55 | Florida | Louis Faulk connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Darrell Davis - foul #4 on Darrell Davis, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Jason Oates (PF), Albert Bower (C) Joseph McCuan, Darrell Davis, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Christy (PF), Kenneth Packard (C) Robert Clinton, George Grinstead | |
| 11:55 | Florida | Louis Faulk makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Chau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Damek Zeff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Bower (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mike Nolan (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Brew (fresh) SF - Louis Faulk (tiring) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Christy (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Packard (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Kenneth Packard steals it from Jack Jones | 43-49 |
| 11:11 | Florida | Louis Faulk is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Louis Faulk, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG), Darrell Davis (PF), Justin Cogdill (C) Brian Chau, Jason Oates, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Florida | Rodney Bittner (PG), Jessie Gleason (SG), William Byrd (SF) Mike Nolan, Kenneth Brew, Louis Faulk | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill hits a wide open shot from the right side | 45-49 |
| 10:22 | Florida | Rodney Bittner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan (SG) Mark Russell | |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Nolan (PG), Robert Clinton (PF), Craig Whitehurst (C) Rodney Bittner, Daniel Christy, Kenneth Packard | |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Craig Whitehurst blocks the short jumper by Darrell Davis | 45-49 |
| 10:01 | Florida | Mike Nolan snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 09:36 | Florida | Darrell Davis steals the ball from Jessie Gleason | 45-49 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff's pass is intercepted by Jessie Gleason | 45-49 |
| 08:56 | Florida | Craig Whitehurst scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by William Byrd | 45-51 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jack Jones and he's hacked by Mike Nolan - foul #1 on Mike Nolan, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Mark Russell (SF), Albert Bower (C) Joseph McCuan, Damek Zeff, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Florida | Rodney Bittner (PG), Jason Eccles (SG), Kenneth Brew (SF), Daniel Christy (PF), George Grinstead (C) Mike Nolan, Jessie Gleason, William Byrd, Robert Clinton, Craig Whitehurst | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:25 | Florida | Kenneth Brew makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Jack Jones is hacked by Rodney Bittner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Bittner, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jason Oates (PF) Darrell Davis | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Packard (C) George Grinstead | |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:19 | Florida | Kenneth Packard snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:55 | Florida | Jason Eccles clanks a jumper from the left block | 48-54 |
| 07:54 | Florida | Daniel Christy grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Chau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Bower (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Rodney Bittner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Eccles (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Brew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Christy (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Packard (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Florida | Kenneth Brew misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-54 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Brian Chau snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Daniel Christy is called for the reach on Jack Jones - foul #5 on Daniel Christy, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Damek Zeff (SF), Darrell Davis (PF), Justin Cogdill (C) Mark Russell, Jason Oates, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Florida | Louis Faulk (SF), Robert Clinton (PF), George Grinstead (C) Kenneth Brew, Daniel Christy, Kenneth Packard | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:20 | Florida | George Grinstead gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:58 | Florida | Robert Clinton's pass is intercepted by Jack Jones | 49-54 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Darrell Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Darrell Davis, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG), Joseph McCuan (SF), Jason Oates (PF) Jack Jones, Damek Zeff, Darrell Davis | |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Nolan (PG), Kenneth Packard (C) Rodney Bittner, George Grinstead | |
| 06:25 | Florida | Louis Faulk loses the dribble to Joseph McCuan | 49-54 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan throws it down | 51-54 |
| 06:03 | Florida | Jason Eccles is hacked by Jason Oates - foul #2 on Jason Oates, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Albert Bower (C) Brian Chau, Joseph McCuan, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 05:50 | Florida | Mark Russell picks off the pass by Mike Nolan | 51-54 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Jack Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Russell | 53-54 |
| 05:28 | Florida | Kenneth Packard is fouled on the floor by Damek Zeff - foul #3 on Damek Zeff, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (PG), Joseph McCuan (SG), Justin Cogdill (C) Jack Jones, Mark Russell, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Florida | Rodney Bittner (PG), Jessie Gleason (SG), William Byrd (SF), Craig Whitehurst (C) Mike Nolan, Jason Eccles, Louis Faulk, Kenneth Packard | |
| 05:16 | Florida | Robert Clinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SF) Damek Zeff | |
| Subs | Florida | Louis Faulk (PF) Robert Clinton | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan is fouled in the backcourt by William Byrd - foul #4 on William Byrd, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:13 | Florida | Craig Whitehurst grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 04:55 | Florida | Louis Faulk slams it home | 53-56 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Craig Whitehurst steals it from Joseph McCuan | 53-56 |
| 04:17 | Florida | William Byrd clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 53-56 |
| 04:16 | Syracuse | Brian Chau snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Brian Chau is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Chau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph McCuan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Oates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Cogdill (tiring) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Rodney Bittner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jessie Gleason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Louis Faulk (tiring) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Craig Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Mark Russell travels with the ball | 53-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Albert Bower (C) Brian Chau, Mark Russell, Justin Cogdill | |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Nolan (PG), Jason Eccles (SG), Kenneth Brew (SF), Robert Clinton (PF), Kenneth Packard (C) Rodney Bittner, Jessie Gleason, William Byrd, Louis Faulk, Craig Whitehurst | |
| 03:09 | Florida | Mike Nolan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Albert Bower gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Jason Eccles is called for the reach on Jack Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Eccles, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG) Joseph McCuan | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:00 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| 02:42 | Florida | Mike Nolan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Jason Oates snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Albert Bower hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 02:22 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Justin Cogdill (C) Mark Russell, Albert Bower | |
| Subs | Florida | William Byrd (SF) Kenneth Brew | |
| 02:14 | Florida | Kenneth Packard is fouled on the floor by Justin Cogdill - foul #1 on Justin Cogdill, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph McCuan (SG) Brian Chau | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 02:14 | Florida | Kenneth Packard makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:14 | Florida | Kenneth Packard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Jason Eccles steals the ball from Joseph McCuan | 57-58 |
| 01:45 | Florida | Jason Eccles lays it in | 57-60 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | William Byrd is called for the reach on Damek Zeff in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Byrd, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Russell (SG) Joseph McCuan | |
| Subs | Florida | Louis Faulk (SF) William Byrd | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:40 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 01:16 | Florida | Mike Nolan buries a driving attempt from the left block | 59-62 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill travels with the ball | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:19 | Florida | Louis Faulk misses long on a runner from the left block | 59-62 |
| 00:17 | Florida | Louis Faulk grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 00:17 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Brew (SF) Robert Clinton | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Florida | Louis Faulk is hacked by Justin Cogdill - foul #2 on Justin Cogdill, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| 00:15 | Florida | Louis Faulk misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Jason Oates grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Mark Russell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Florida | Kenneth Brew snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Florida | Jason Eccles is hacked by Mark Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Russell, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Florida | Jason Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:05 | Florida | Jason Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Russell misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 59-64 |