| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Chau (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Bower (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mark Russell inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Jason Oates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Randall Leiter - foul #3 on Randall Leiter, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey is fouled on the floor by Mark Russell - foul #2 on Mark Russell, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill misses short on a shot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jason Oates | 24-26 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Robert Barnhart picks off the pass by Jack Jones in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart buries a shot from the right side | 26-26 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Albert Bower buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Russell | 26-28 |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-28 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter tips it but misses | 26-28 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-30 |
| 17:17 | Wisconsin | Jack Jones is called for the reach on Larry Buttrey - foul #3 on Jack Jones, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 17:05 | Wisconsin | Albert Bower picks off the pass by Robert Barnhart out of a doubleteam | 28-30 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Mark Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 16:49 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Jason Oates loses the dribble to Sean Ingalls | 30-30 |
| 15:56 | Wisconsin | Jason Oates takes the ball from Robert Barnhart | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Buttrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Ingalls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Chau (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Jason Oates shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:04 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls is whistled for a carry | 30-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shaun Archer (SG), Andrew Moore (SF), Corey Johnson (PF), Andrew Skelton (C) Rex Barnhill, Larry Buttrey, Randall Leiter, Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Theodore Walsh (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Darrell Davis (PF), Justin Cogdill (C) Jack Jones, Mark Russell, Jason Oates, Albert Bower | |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Brian Chau scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | Andrew Moore's pass is intercepted by Darrell Davis | 30-33 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Theodore Walsh knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Cogdill | 30-35 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Brian Chau is called for the reach on Robert Barnhart - foul #2 on Brian Chau, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Randall Leiter (PF) Robert Barnhart, Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Jason Oates (PF), Albert Bower (C) Brian Chau, Darrell Davis, Justin Cogdill | |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Andrew Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rex Barnhill | 32-35 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Damek Zeff hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 32-35 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shaun Archer | 34-35 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Albert Bower knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jack Jones | 34-37 |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | Jack Jones is called for the reach on Rex Barnhill - foul #4 on Jack Jones, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SG), Larry Buttrey (SF), Sean Ingalls (C) Shaun Archer, Andrew Moore, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG), Mark Russell (SF), Darrell Davis (C) Theodore Walsh, Damek Zeff, Albert Bower | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Chau (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Jason Oates grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Jack Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Buttrey out of the doubleteam | 37-37 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Jason Oates makes the contested jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Russell | 37-39 |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Culpepper | 40-39 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Brian Chau hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter is fouled on the floor by Jason Oates - foul #1 on Jason Oates, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Shaun Archer (SG), Corey Johnson (PF) Rex Barnhill, Ronald Culpepper, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Theodore Walsh (PG), Albert Bower (C) Jack Jones, Darrell Davis | |
| 08:53 | Wisconsin | Theodore Walsh is called for the reach on Larry Buttrey - foul #1 on Theodore Walsh, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Damek Zeff (SF), Darrell Davis (PF) Brian Chau, Jason Oates | |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Mark Russell scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Darrell Davis | 40-42 |
| 07:48 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 07:46 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shaun Archer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Buttrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) C - Sean Ingalls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Theodore Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Damek Zeff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Davis (fresh) C - Albert Bower (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Mark Russell is hacked by Sean Ingalls during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Sean Ingalls, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (SG), Andrew Moore (SF), Randall Leiter (PF), Andrew Skelton (C) Shaun Archer, Larry Buttrey, Corey Johnson, Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Brian Chau (SG), Jason Oates (PF) Theodore Walsh, Mark Russell, Darrell Davis | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Jack Jones hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Skelton and he's hacked by Brian Chau - foul #3 on Brian Chau, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Albert Bower travels with the ball | 45-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SF) Andrew Moore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:43 | Wisconsin | Jason Oates steps in front of the Andrew Skelton pass | 45-45 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Jason Oates works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Chau | 45-47 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Jason Oates pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Andrew Skelton is called for the reach on Brian Chau - foul #1 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shaun Archer (SG), Sean Ingalls (C) Robert Barnhart, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Theodore Walsh (PG), Mark Russell (SF), Darrell Davis (C) Jack Jones, Damek Zeff, Albert Bower | |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Mark Russell clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Jason Oates can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 04:21 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 03:53 | Wisconsin | Jason Oates denies the turnaround by Randall Leiter | 45-47 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Darrell Davis | 45-47 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Mark Russell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 03:29 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Archer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Buttrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Randall Leiter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Theodore Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Chau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jason Oates (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Andrew Moore (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) Rex Barnhill, Larry Buttrey, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Damek Zeff (SF), Albert Bower (C) Theodore Walsh, Brian Chau, Darrell Davis | |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Mark Russell connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Jones | 45-49 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (SG), Larry Buttrey (SF), Randall Leiter (PF) Shaun Archer, Andrew Moore, Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Chau (SG) Damek Zeff | |
| 02:16 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill's floater is tipped away by Jason Oates | 45-49 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Mark Russell grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Brian Chau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Albert Bower pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Albert Bower is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Jack Jones steals it from Robert Barnhart in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Brian Chau lays it in set up by Jack Jones | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Ingalls | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Mark Russell knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Brian Chau and he's fouled by Larry Buttrey - foul #2 on Larry Buttrey, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Mark Russell makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Mark Russell - foul #3 on Mark Russell, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey misses the 3rd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Albert Bower grabs the board | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Albert Bower is hacked by Rex Barnhill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rex Barnhill, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill (C) Albert Bower | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Larry Buttrey is called for the reach on Mark Russell - foul #3 on Larry Buttrey, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Larry Buttrey is called for the reach on Brian Chau - foul #4 on Larry Buttrey, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Brian Chau makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Brian Chau makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Justin Cogdill runs out the clock | 49-56 |