| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Holden (fresh) SG - Curtis Pate (fresh) SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) C - Javier Villa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Campbell (fresh) SG - Nicolas Ward (fresh) SF - Albert Chandler (fresh) PF - Stephen Egan (fresh) C - Frank Lynn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Frank Lynn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Curtis Pate misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl is fouled on the floor by Stephen Egan - foul #1 on Stephen Egan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Egan - foul #2 on Stephen Egan, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hanson (PF) Stephen Egan | |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Frank Lynn makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Campbell | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Curtis Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Albert Chandler, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl loses the dribble to James Campbell in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Frank Lynn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 1-4 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl's layup is rejected by Albert Chandler | 1-4 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:38 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Campbell | 1-6 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Bayerl | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Frank Lynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Javier Villa grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 3-6 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Albert Chandler | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler is fouled on the floor by Jack Bayerl - foul #1 on Jack Bayerl, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Anthony Mitchell (PF), James Giles (C) Joe Holden, Curtis Pate, Jack Bayerl, Dikembe Akuchie, Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Baldwin (PG), Randy Jordon (SG), Ross Carroll (SF), Scott O'Halloran (PF) James Campbell, Nicolas Ward, Albert Chandler, Frank Lynn | |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mitchell is called for the reach on Scott O'Halloran - foul #1 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon is whistled for a carry | 3-6 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | George Baldwin takes the ball from Anthony Mitchell in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon jams it set up by George Baldwin | 3-8 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell banks in the layup | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) SG - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) PF - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Giles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Jordon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ross Carroll (fresh) PF - Scott O'Halloran (fresh) C - Michael Hanson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Syracuse | Dwayne Boden is called for the reach on Michael Hanson - foul #1 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Bayerl (SF) Dwayne Boden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Lynn (C) Michael Hanson | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Ross Carroll comes up short on the shot from close range | 5-8 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | The jumper by Jeffery Wilson is denied by Frank Lynn | 5-8 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | James Giles tips it home | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon misses long on a floater from the left side | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Scott O'Halloran tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Curtis Pate (SG), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Donald Nall (C) Oscar Bryant, Jeffery Wilson, Anthony Mitchell, James Giles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hanson (C) Frank Lynn | |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Michael Hanson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 7-10 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Curtis Pate gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Donald Nall misses the jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Scott O'Halloran gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Baldwin | 7-12 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl double dribbles | 7-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF), Javier Villa (C) Jack Bayerl, Donald Nall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Lynn (C) Michael Hanson | |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Javier Villa is called for the reach on Frank Lynn - foul #1 on Javier Villa, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jacob Ewing (PF) Dikembe Akuchie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Campbell (PG), Albert Chandler (SF) George Baldwin, Ross Carroll | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Scott O'Halloran is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott O'Halloran, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF) Joe Holden, Dwayne Boden | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Baldwin (PG), Ross Carroll (SF), Michael Hanson (C) James Campbell, Albert Chandler, Frank Lynn | |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Scott O'Halloran grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | George Baldwin hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ross Carroll | 7-14 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hanson - foul #1 on Michael Hanson, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PG), Jack Bayerl (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Oscar Bryant, Curtis Pate, Jacob Ewing, Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Campbell (PG), Albert Chandler (SF), Frank Lynn (C) George Baldwin, Ross Carroll, Michael Hanson | |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SG) Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Cooks (SG), Michael Hanson (PF) Randy Jordon, Scott O'Halloran | |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Dikembe Akuchie swats the short shot by James Campbell | 7-14 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Bobby Cooks can't finish the layup | 7-14 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jack Bayerl | 7-14 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden buries a fadeaway from the left side | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Giles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Cooks (fresh) SF - Albert Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hanson (tiring) C - Frank Lynn (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by James Campbell is blocked by Dikembe Akuchie | 9-14 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Bobby Cooks misses the tip | 9-14 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Bobby Cooks snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-14 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | James Giles is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Giles, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Curtis Pate (SG), Jacob Ewing (PF), Javier Villa (C) James Giles, Dwayne Boden, Dikembe Akuchie, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Baldwin (PG), Nicolas Ward (SG), Ross Carroll (SF), Scott O'Halloran (PF) James Campbell, Bobby Cooks, Albert Chandler, Michael Hanson | |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | George Baldwin connects on the floater from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 9-16 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Scott O'Halloran snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Scott O'Halloran buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicolas Ward | 9-18 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl is whistled for traveling | 9-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), Donald Nall (C) Joe Holden, Jack Bayerl, Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Campbell (PG), Randy Jordon (SG), Albert Chandler (SF), Michael Hanson (PF) George Baldwin, Nicolas Ward, Ross Carroll, Frank Lynn | |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hanson | 9-21 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Donald Nall drills a jumper from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Michael Hanson steals it from Jacob Ewing | 11-21 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Hanson | 11-23 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-23 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing hits the follow up shot | 13-23 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Michael Hanson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 13-23 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-23 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jeffery Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Dwayne Boden (SG), Jack Bayerl (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Javier Villa (C) Oscar Bryant, Curtis Pate, Jeffery Wilson, Jacob Ewing, Donald Nall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Baldwin (PG), Nicolas Ward (SG), Ross Carroll (SF), Frank Lynn (C) James Campbell, Randy Jordon, Michael Hanson, Scott O'Halloran | |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akuchie | 13-23 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Egan (PF) Albert Chandler | |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward is hacked by Dikembe Akuchie - foul #1 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randy Jordon (SG) Stephen Egan | |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Joe Holden knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 15-25 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | George Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Holden - foul #1 on Joe Holden, team foul #8 | 15-25 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | George Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | George Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Holden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Javier Villa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Randy Jordon (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Nicolas Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Carroll (tiring) PF - George Baldwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Frank Lynn (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden is fouled on the floor by Randy Jordon - foul #1 on Randy Jordon, team foul #6 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell (C) Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hanson (PF) Randy Jordon | |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Frank Lynn steals it from Joe Holden | 15-27 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Nicolas Ward is denied by Anthony Mitchell | 15-27 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Joe Holden is blocked by Nicolas Ward | 15-27 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Frank Lynn grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Ross Carroll is whistled for a carry | 15-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PG), Oscar Bryant (SG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), Javier Villa (C) Joe Holden, Dwayne Boden, Jack Bayerl, Dikembe Akuchie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Campbell (PG), Randy Jordon (SG), Albert Chandler (SF), Scott O'Halloran (PF) George Baldwin, Nicolas Ward, Ross Carroll, Michael Hanson | |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Frank Lynn gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Campbell | 15-29 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Randy Jordon steps in front of the James Giles pass in the backcourt | 15-29 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Scott O'Halloran connects on the jumper from the right block set up by James Campbell | 15-31 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Randy Jordon steps in front of the Jeffery Wilson pass in the backcourt | 15-31 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | James Campbell can't finish the layup | 15-31 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Javier Villa pulls down the rebound | 15-31 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Javier Villa clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Campbell - foul #1 on James Campbell, team foul #7 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Curtis Pate (SG), Jack Bayerl (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF) James Giles, Oscar Bryant, Jeffery Wilson, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Egan (PF), Michael Hanson (C) Scott O'Halloran, Frank Lynn | |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Javier Villa misses the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Javier Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Curtis Pate - foul #1 on Curtis Pate, team foul #9 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Nall (C) Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Baldwin (PG), Nicolas Ward (SG), Ross Carroll (SF) James Campbell, Albert Chandler, Stephen Egan | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | George Baldwin steals it from Jack Bayerl in the backcourt | 16-33 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Randy Jordon lays it in on a nice dish by George Baldwin | 16-35 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-35 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Ross Carroll snags the defensive board | 16-35 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | George Baldwin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-35 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jack Bayerl | 16-35 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-35 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Ross Carroll pulls down the rebound | 16-35 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), James Giles (PF), Javier Villa (C) Joe Holden, Dikembe Akuchie, Donald Nall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Campbell (PG), Bobby Cooks (SG), Albert Chandler (SF), Stephen Egan (PF), Frank Lynn (C) George Baldwin, Nicolas Ward, Ross Carroll, Randy Jordon, Michael Hanson | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) SG - Curtis Pate (fresh) SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Giles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Javier Villa (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bobby Cooks (fresh) SF - Albert Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Egan (fresh) C - Frank Lynn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Frank Lynn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Egan | 16-37 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Frank Lynn - foul #1 on Frank Lynn, team foul #8 | 16-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell (PF) James Giles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Scott O'Halloran (C) Frank Lynn | |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl makes the 1st free throw | 17-37 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl misses the 2nd free throw | 17-37 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Egan | 17-37 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | James Campbell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Bryant - foul #1 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #10 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (C) Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Lynn (C) Scott O'Halloran | |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | James Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 17-38 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | James Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-39 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-39 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Bobby Cooks hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Campbell | 17-42 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jack Bayerl and he's fouled by Bobby Cooks - foul #1 on Bobby Cooks, team foul #9 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF) Oscar Bryant, Curtis Pate, Jack Bayerl | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Randy Jordon (SG), Michael Hanson (C) Bobby Cooks, Frank Lynn | |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the free throw | 20-42 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Stephen Egan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 20-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Nall (C) Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Baldwin (PG), Nicolas Ward (SG), Ross Carroll (SF), Scott O'Halloran (C) James Campbell, Randy Jordon, Albert Chandler, Michael Hanson | |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Donald Nall hits the finger roll | 22-42 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Jeffery Wilson is called for the reach on Nicolas Ward - foul #2 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #11 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Jacob Ewing (PF) James Giles, Dikembe Akuchie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Campbell (PG), Albert Chandler (SF), Frank Lynn (C) George Baldwin, Ross Carroll, Scott O'Halloran | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward misses the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Nicolas Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jacob Ewing | 22-42 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | The jump hook by Donald Nall is blocked by Stephen Egan | 22-42 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Donald Nall pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joe Holden | 24-42 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Albert Chandler comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 24-42 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Joe Holden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Curtis Pate (SG), Jack Bayerl (SF), Javier Villa (C) Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson, Dwayne Boden, Donald Nall | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Baldwin (PG), Randy Jordon (SG), Ross Carroll (SF), Michael Hanson (C) James Campbell, Nicolas Ward, Albert Chandler, Frank Lynn | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | George Baldwin makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ross Carroll | 24-44 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses short on a shot from the left side | 24-44 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Michael Hanson pulls down the rebound | 24-44 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Michael Hanson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 24-44 |