| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) C - Barry Zerring (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ronald Bruckner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Waddy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Shavers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Marlow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk inbounds the ball | 21-15 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk can't connect on a shot from close range | 21-15 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring tips it back up and in | 23-15 |
| 19:10 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Marlow, team foul #1 | 23-15 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Shavers - foul #1 on Richard Shavers, team foul #2 | 23-15 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 18:16 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 25-15 |
| 18:14 | Stanford | Richard Shavers grabs the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 17:45 | Stanford | Dustin Waddy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Richard Shavers is called for the reach on Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Richard Shavers, team foul #3 | 25-18 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Shavers - foul #3 on Richard Shavers, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald (PF) Richard Shavers | |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 17:01 | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 16:34 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow scores on a jumper from close range | 26-20 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SG), Danny Provencal (SF), Richard Stout (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Joseph Eskridge, Jonathan Cronk, Thomas Jones, Barry Zerring | |
| Subs | Stanford | Scott Upton (SF), Thomas Young (C) Alan Padgett, Christopher Marlow | |
| 15:51 | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the board | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Stout (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Soares (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ronald Bruckner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Waddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Upton (fresh) PF - Alexander Grunwald (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 15:19 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Thomas Young | 26-20 |
| 14:55 | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 26-20 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Richard Stout misses the tip | 26-20 |
| 14:27 | Stanford | Thomas Young snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 14:06 | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 14:04 | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald tips it but misses | 26-20 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses short on a floater from the right block | 26-20 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stout | 26-20 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Danny Provencal | 29-20 |
| 12:59 | Stanford | Dustin Waddy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Joseph Eskridge (SG), Jonathan Cronk (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Barry Zerring (C) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Danny Provencal, Richard Stout, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Stanford | Raleigh Weaver (SG), Alan Padgett (SF), Richard Shavers (PF), Christopher Marlow (C) Dustin Waddy, Scott Upton, Alexander Grunwald, Thomas Young | |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Christopher Marlow swats the short shot by Barry Zerring | 29-20 |
| 12:33 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Richard Shavers | 29-20 |
| 12:06 | Stanford | Raleigh Weaver makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Bruckner | 29-22 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joseph Eskridge | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ronald Bruckner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raleigh Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Shavers (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Stanford | Richard Shavers misses the lay-in | 31-22 |
| 11:31 | Stanford | Raleigh Weaver tips it home | 31-24 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-24 |
| 11:11 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 10:54 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Cronk - foul #3 on Jonathan Cronk, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG) Robert Knoll | |
| Subs | Stanford | Scott Upton (SG) Ronald Bruckner | |
| 10:54 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 10:54 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge's pass is intercepted by Scott Upton | 31-26 |
| 10:41 | Stanford | Scott Upton hits the finger roll | 31-28 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones banks in the layup | 33-28 |
| 09:55 | Stanford | Alan Padgett throws it down and he's fouled by Joseph Eskridge - foul #2 on Joseph Eskridge, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Dustin Waddy (SG), Alexander Grunwald (PF) Scott Upton, Richard Shavers | |
| 09:55 | Stanford | Alan Padgett makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 36-31 |
| 08:37 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Goforth | 38-33 |
| 07:32 | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dustin Waddy and the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SG), Danny Provencal (SF), Richard Stout (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Joseph Eskridge, Jonathan Cronk, Thomas Jones, Barry Zerring | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner (PG), Scott Upton (SF), Richard Shavers (PF) Raleigh Weaver, Alan Padgett, Christopher Marlow | |
| 07:32 | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Stout (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ronald Bruckner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Waddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Upton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Shavers (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Grunwald (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Bruckner steps in front of the Lawrence Goforth pass in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 07:29 | Stanford | Dustin Waddy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Bruckner | 38-38 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Richard Shavers - foul #4 on Richard Shavers, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Shavers - foul #5 on Richard Shavers, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Thomas Young (C) Richard Shavers | |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 06:31 | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Robert Knoll | 43-38 |
| 05:40 | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald misses the driving attempt from the left block | 43-38 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bruckner - foul #2 on Ronald Bruckner, team foul #7 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk (SF) Danny Provencal | |
| Subs | Stanford | Raleigh Weaver (SG), Alan Padgett (SF), Christopher Marlow (C) Dustin Waddy, Scott Upton, Alexander Grunwald | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 05:33 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 05:10 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow is fouled on the floor by Stephen Soares - foul #1 on Stephen Soares, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Thomas Jones (PF), Barry Zerring (C) Robert Knoll, Richard Stout, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 04:58 | Stanford | Alan Padgett knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ronald Bruckner | 44-40 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 04:04 | Stanford | Alan Padgett grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 03:39 | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner misses short on a shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 03:38 | Stanford | Alan Padgett gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 03:22 | Stanford | Raleigh Weaver misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Zerring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ronald Bruckner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raleigh Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Padgett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Marlow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-40 |
| 03:08 | Stanford | Alan Padgett pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 03:03 | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SG), Danny Provencal (SF), Richard Stout (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Mitchell Higuera, Jonathan Cronk, Thomas Jones, Barry Zerring | |
| Subs | Stanford | Dustin Waddy (SG), Alexander Grunwald (PF) Ronald Bruckner, Thomas Young | |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth loses the dribble to Alan Padgett | 44-40 |
| 02:51 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Barry Zerring (C) Danny Provencal, Richard Stout, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner (PG) Raleigh Weaver | |
| 02:27 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow lays it up and in set up by Alan Padgett | 44-42 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Cronk | 47-42 |
| 01:43 | Stanford | Alexander Grunwald knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Bruckner | 47-44 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Christopher Marlow steals it from Thomas Jones | 47-44 |
| 01:06 | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner's floater is tipped away by Thomas Jones | 47-44 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joseph Eskridge | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Stanford | Christopher Marlow drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Bruckner | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bruckner - foul #3 on Ronald Bruckner, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:33 | Stanford | Joseph Eskridge picks off the pass by Christopher Marlow | 51-46 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Ronald Bruckner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Bruckner, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (SG) Joseph Eskridge | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:27 | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner's pass is intercepted by Robert Knoll in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is fouled on the floor by Dustin Waddy - foul #2 on Dustin Waddy, team foul #10 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SG), Thomas Heitman (SF) Robert Knoll, Jonathan Cronk | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:17 | Stanford | Dustin Waddy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 00:15 | Stanford | Dustin Waddy snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 00:13 | Stanford | Alan Padgett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 00:12 | Stanford | Ronald Bruckner grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 00:09 | Stanford | Dustin Waddy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth runs out the clock | 55-46 |