| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Kenneth Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Barrett (fresh) PF - Alex Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Good inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 19:34 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Alex Johnson | 32-28 |
| 19:16 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Robert Good grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey loses the dribble to Kenneth Rhodes | 32-28 |
| 18:29 | Georgia Tech | Alex Johnson throws it down set up by Kenneth Rhodes | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Robert Good makes the contested 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Rucks | 35-30 |
| 17:47 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 17:46 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:30 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (SG), Herbert Smith (SF) Richard Seavey, Robert Good | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Leonard Adams (SF), Rick Williams (PF), Tom Thurman (C) Gary Barrett, Alex Johnson, Robert Dobson | |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Tom Thurman steals the ball from Herbert Smith | 35-30 |
| 16:43 | Georgia Tech | Rick Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bryant Myers | 35-30 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 16:18 | Georgia Tech | Leonard Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:02 | Georgia Tech | Rick Williams hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Adams and he's fouled by Herbert Smith - foul #2 on Herbert Smith, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Rod Icenhour (PF) Charles Rucks, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Raymond Smith (PG), Michael Hastings (SG), Robert Dobson (C) Kenneth Rhodes, Timothy Hill, Tom Thurman | |
| 16:02 | Georgia Tech | Rick Williams makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hastings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey is fouled on the floor by Rick Williams - foul #3 on Rick Williams, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett (SF), Alex Johnson (PF) Leonard Adams, Rick Williams | |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bryant Myers | 38-33 |
| 15:00 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 38-35 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Bryant Myers | 40-35 |
| 14:18 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Dobson | 40-37 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo is fouled on the floor by Robert Dobson - foul #3 on Robert Dobson, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Robert Good (SG), Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Bryant Myers, Richard Seavey, Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Rhodes (PG), Timothy Hill (SG), Leonard Adams (SF), Tom Thurman (C) Raymond Smith, Michael Hastings, Gary Barrett, Robert Dobson | |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rhodes - foul #2 on Kenneth Rhodes, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG) Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Rick Williams (PF) Alex Johnson | |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Herbert Smith (SF) Charles Rucks, Richard Seavey | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 13:01 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-37 |
| 12:18 | Georgia Tech | Rick Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Caleb Sturdevant | 42-37 |
| 12:17 | Georgia Tech | Tom Thurman snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 12:05 | Georgia Tech | Rick Williams is called for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Richard Seavey (SG) Bryant Myers, Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett (SF), Alex Johnson (PF), Robert Dobson (C) Leonard Adams, Rick Williams, Tom Thurman | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Timothy Hill steals it from Robert Good | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Fausto Russo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Kenneth Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Rhodes | 42-40 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Seavey | 44-40 |
| 10:54 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks clanks a runner from the left block | 44-42 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Caleb Sturdevant | 47-42 |
| 09:53 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Caleb Sturdevant - foul #3 on Caleb Sturdevant, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Charles Rucks, Richard Seavey, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Raymond Smith (PG), Michael Hastings (SG), Leonard Adams (SF), Rick Williams (PF) Kenneth Rhodes, Timothy Hill, Gary Barrett, Alex Johnson | |
| 09:53 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:53 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers misses the jump hook from the left block | 47-44 |
| 09:29 | Georgia Tech | Rick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:07 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Smith makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Rick Williams | 47-46 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | The jumper by Fausto Russo is denied by Robert Dobson | 47-46 |
| 08:51 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:36 | Georgia Tech | Michael Hastings is hacked by Robert Good - foul #1 on Robert Good, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Richard Seavey (SG), Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Bryant Myers, Robert Good, Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Rhodes (PG), Tom Thurman (C) Raymond Smith, Robert Dobson | |
| 08:23 | Georgia Tech | Caleb Sturdevant blocks the short jumper by Rick Williams | 47-46 |
| 08:21 | Georgia Tech | Leonard Adams tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Caleb Sturdevant, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Robert Good (SF) Charles Rucks, Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett (SF), Alex Johnson (PF) Leonard Adams, Rick Williams | |
| 07:45 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Rhodes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-48 |
| 07:43 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Good (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Fausto Russo (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Kenneth Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hastings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Thurman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Georgia Tech | Tom Thurman is hacked by Robert Good - foul #2 on Robert Good, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Bryant Myers, Robert Good, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill (SG) Michael Hastings | |
| 07:07 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Rhodes | 47-50 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 47-50 |
| 06:48 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Alex Johnson | 47-50 |
| 06:34 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Rhodes scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tom Thurman | 47-52 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the contested shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Alex Johnson - foul #3 on Alex Johnson, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Robert Good (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Charles Rucks, Herbert Smith, Rod Icenhour | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Raymond Smith (PG), Leonard Adams (SF), Robert Dobson (C) Kenneth Rhodes, Gary Barrett, Tom Thurman | |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:18 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 05:59 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Hill | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant tips it in | 51-54 |
| 05:36 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 51-56 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 05:20 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:54 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fausto Russo - foul #4 on Fausto Russo, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Herbert Smith (SF) Bryant Myers, Richard Seavey | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Rhodes (PG), Rick Williams (PF) Raymond Smith, Alex Johnson | |
| 04:54 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:54 | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Caleb Sturdevant | 51-57 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Rick Williams - foul #4 on Rick Williams, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (SG) Robert Good | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Michael Hastings (SG), Gary Barrett (SF) Timothy Hill, Leonard Adams | |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:19 | Georgia Tech | Michael Hastings is fouled on the floor by Charles Rucks - foul #2 on Charles Rucks, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Good (SG) Bryant Myers | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Tom Thurman (C) Robert Dobson | |
| 04:19 | Georgia Tech | Michael Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:19 | Georgia Tech | Michael Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Good | 55-59 |
| 03:54 | Georgia Tech | Rick Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-59 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Smith | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Good (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Fausto Russo (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Kenneth Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Tom Thurman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-61 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-61 |
| 02:48 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rhodes | 57-61 |
| 02:48 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Richard Seavey (SG), Rod Icenhour (PF) Charles Rucks, Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Timothy Hill (SG), Alex Johnson (PF), Robert Dobson (C) Michael Hastings, Rick Williams, Tom Thurman | |
| 02:31 | Georgia Tech | Robert Good is called for the reach on Robert Dobson - foul #3 on Robert Good, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| 02:31 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:31 | Georgia Tech | Alex Johnson grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 02:18 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (SF) Robert Good | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Seavey | 59-61 |
| 01:49 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson misses long on a shot from the left block | 59-61 |
| 01:47 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Herbert Smith | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Georgia Tech | Herbert Smith takes the ball from Robert Dobson | 61-61 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Smith | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:59 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson buries a jumper from close range set up by Kenneth Rhodes and he's hacked by Fausto Russo - foul #5 on Fausto Russo, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Robert Good (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Bryant Myers, Herbert Smith, Rod Icenhour, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 00:59 | Georgia Tech | Robert Dobson makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Robert Good shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-64 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Caleb Sturdevant | 63-64 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Robert Good drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Rucks | 65-64 |
| 00:25 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Good - foul #4 on Robert Good, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:25 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:25 | Georgia Tech | Gary Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Georgia Tech | Alex Johnson grabs the board | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Georgia Tech | Alex Johnson is hacked by Charles Rucks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Rucks, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | Georgia Tech | Alex Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | Georgia Tech | Alex Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses short on a fullcourt shot | 65-66 |