| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James McCulla (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luis Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Richard Flynn inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | TCU | Roger Abram steals the ball from Leroy Davis | 30-26 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Roger Abram banks in the layup | 32-26 |
| 19:05 | TCU | Gregory Gabbard picks off the pass by Leroy Davis | 32-26 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 18:23 | TCU | James McCulla buries a shot from the right wing set up by Leroy Davis | 32-28 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Eric Knight misses the floater from the right block | 32-28 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Robert Luse hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 17:40 | TCU | Leroy Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Eric Knight grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Roger Abram misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 17:18 | TCU | Richard Flynn snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 16:52 | TCU | Leroy Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James McCulla | 34-31 |
| 16:34 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Luse | 37-31 |
| 16:05 | TCU | Luis Dennis is hacked by Gregory Gabbard - foul #1 on Gregory Gabbard, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Eric Knight, Gregory Gabbard, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | TCU | Goran Kraszewski (PG), David Dye (SF), Barry Beavers (PF), Andre Wise (C) James McCulla, Richard Flynn, Lucio Bruno, Luis Dennis | |
| 15:56 | TCU | Robert Zidek steals the ball from Barry Beavers | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Goran Kraszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Dye (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Barry Beavers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andre Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn scores on a 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 15:20 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flynn (SF) Leroy Davis | |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the tip | 40-31 |
| 14:58 | TCU | Richard Flynn grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 14:45 | TCU | Andre Wise comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-31 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Richard Flynn steps in front of the Stephen Dejohn pass | 40-31 |
| 14:21 | TCU | Richard Flynn lays it in | 40-33 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tomas Bowman | 43-33 |
| 13:57 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-33 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Zidek | 46-33 |
| 13:30 | TCU | Andre Wise is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andre Wise, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Aaron Clifton (SG), Eric Knight (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Robert Luse (C) Robert Zidek, Stephen Dejohn, Benjamin Poole, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | TCU | James McCulla (PG), Leroy Davis (SG), Lucio Bruno (PF), Luis Dennis (C) Goran Kraszewski, Richard Flynn, Barry Beavers, Andre Wise | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Roger Abram clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 13:14 | TCU | Luis Dennis snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:58 | TCU | Leroy Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Robert Luse pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Roger Abram buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Clifton | 49-33 |
| 12:24 | TCU | James McCulla can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 12:23 | TCU | Lucio Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:54 | TCU | James McCulla lays it in on a great pass from Leroy Davis | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James McCulla (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Dye (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. C - Luis Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Roger Abram makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Lucio Bruno - foul #2 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flynn (SF), Barry Beavers (PF) David Dye, Lucio Bruno | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Roger Abram makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:22 | TCU | Leroy Davis is fouled on the floor by Aaron Clifton - foul #2 on Aaron Clifton, team foul #2 | 52-35 |
| 11:11 | TCU | James McCulla misses the driving attempt from the right block | 52-35 |
| 11:10 | TCU | Barry Beavers hits the follow up shot | 52-37 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Roger Abram misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 11:03 | TCU | Barry Beavers pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 10:47 | TCU | Leroy Davis scores on a 3 from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Luis Dennis steals it from Robert Luse | 52-40 |
| 10:29 | TCU | James McCulla is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Clifton - foul #3 on Aaron Clifton, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Aaron Clifton, Gregory Gabbard | |
| Subs | TCU | Goran Kraszewski (SG), David Dye (SF), Lucio Bruno (PF) Leroy Davis, Richard Flynn, Barry Beavers | |
| 10:08 | TCU | James McCulla misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 10:07 | TCU | Luis Dennis tips it in | 52-42 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Robert Luse hits the finger roll | 54-42 |
| 09:43 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Dye | 54-45 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 09:31 | TCU | Lucio Bruno grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 09:09 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | James McCulla is called for the reach on Roger Abram - foul #2 on James McCulla, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Aaron Clifton (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Stephen Dejohn, Eric Knight, Richard Tenofsky, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | TCU | Leroy Davis (SG), Richard Flynn (SF), Barry Beavers (PF), Andre Wise (C) James McCulla, David Dye, Lucio Bruno, Luis Dennis | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Zidek | 57-47 |
| 08:11 | TCU | The jump hook by Andre Wise is blocked by Gregory Gabbard | 57-47 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Poole | 57-47 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-47 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman tips it in | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Goran Kraszewski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Barry Beavers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Gabbard | 62-47 |
| 06:42 | TCU | Andre Wise is hacked by Tomas Bowman - foul #3 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Eric Knight (SF), Robert Luse (C) Robert Zidek, Aaron Clifton, Benjamin Poole, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | TCU | James McCulla (PG), Lucio Bruno (PF), Luis Dennis (C) Goran Kraszewski, Barry Beavers, Andre Wise | |
| 06:21 | TCU | Leroy Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James McCulla | 62-50 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Robert Luse hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James McCulla - foul #3 on James McCulla, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Gregory Gabbard | |
| Subs | TCU | David Dye (SF) Richard Flynn | |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Robert Luse makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:09 | TCU | Luis Dennis grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 05:52 | TCU | Luis Dennis comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Knight - foul #1 on Eric Knight, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | TCU | Barry Beavers (PF) Leroy Davis | |
| 05:52 | TCU | Luis Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:52 | TCU | Luis Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Roger Abram drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Tenofsky | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:19 | TCU | Richard Tenofsky is called for the reach on Lucio Bruno - foul #2 on Richard Tenofsky, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton (SG) Stephen Dejohn | |
| Subs | TCU | Goran Kraszewski (SG) Barry Beavers | |
| 05:03 | TCU | James McCulla misses the fadeaway from the left block | 66-52 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Robert Luse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard (PF) Richard Tenofsky | |
| Subs | TCU | Leroy Davis (SG), Richard Flynn (SF) Goran Kraszewski, David Dye | |
| 04:31 | TCU | Leroy Davis is fouled on the floor by Eric Knight - foul #2 on Eric Knight, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| 04:31 | TCU | Leroy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:31 | TCU | Leroy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Eric Knight scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Abram | 68-53 |
| 04:11 | TCU | Leroy Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 04:09 | TCU | Luis Dennis hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Robert Luse tips it back up and in | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Luse (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James McCulla (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucio Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Luis Dennis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:40 | TCU | James McCulla travels with the ball | 70-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Aaron Clifton, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | TCU | Barry Beavers (PF), Andre Wise (C) Lucio Bruno, Luis Dennis | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Eric Knight buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Gregory Gabbard and the foul's on Andre Wise - foul #2 on Andre Wise, team foul #5 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Gregory Gabbard | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Eric Knight makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| 03:03 | TCU | Leroy Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James McCulla | 73-58 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn hits a shot near the basket set up by Robert Zidek | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | TCU | Leroy Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is hacked by Andre Wise - foul #3 on Andre Wise, team foul #6 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole (SF) Eric Knight | |
| Subs | TCU | Goran Kraszewski (PG), David Dye (SG), Luis Dennis (C) James McCulla, Leroy Davis, Andre Wise | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek travels with the ball | 75-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | TCU | James McCulla (PG), Leroy Davis (SG), Lucio Bruno (PF) Goran Kraszewski, David Dye, Barry Beavers | |
| 01:31 | TCU | Leroy Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-58 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 75-58 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses long on a runner from close range | 75-58 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole tips it back up and in | 77-58 |
| 00:48 | TCU | James McCulla misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 77-58 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Dejohn | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | TCU | James McCulla's pass is intercepted by Robert Zidek in the backcourt | 79-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek runs out the clock | 79-58 |