| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Sasso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jay Graber (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Schorr (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 19:42 | Indiana | Jay Graber snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 19:36 | Indiana | Robert Moore drills a runner in the lane set up by John Watts | 32-35 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis double dribbles | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | Indiana | Sam Schorr pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Jay Graber comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 32-35 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Allen | 34-35 |
| 18:06 | Indiana | Sam Schorr misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dewey Gates - foul #2 on Dewey Gates, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:06 | Indiana | Sam Schorr makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Indiana | Sam Schorr misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is fouled on the floor by Sam Schorr - foul #2 on Sam Schorr, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Timothy Allen | 37-36 |
| 17:18 | Indiana | Dewey Gates steps in front of the Sam Schorr pass | 37-36 |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is fouled on the floor by Sam Schorr - foul #3 on Sam Schorr, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul McColgan (PG), Stephen Schaffer (SF), Yul Xayavong (PF), Zachariah Lyles (C) Robert Moore, Arnold Sasso, Jay Graber, Sam Schorr | |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 16:46 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Watts | 37-36 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | Paul McColgan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | John Watts is called for the reach on Dewey Gates - foul #2 on John Watts, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Brown (PF) Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Moore (PG) Paul McColgan | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 5 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Watts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yul Xayavong (fresh) C - Zachariah Lyles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Hank White (SF), Sam Schorr (C) Yul Xayavong, Zachariah Lyles | |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Sam Schorr misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Dewey Gates - foul #3 on Dewey Gates, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Sam Schorr makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Sam Schorr misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:10 | Indiana | Sam Schorr misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sylvester Sharp - foul #3 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jay Graber (PF) Stephen Schaffer | |
| 15:10 | Indiana | Sam Schorr makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:10 | Indiana | Sam Schorr misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | David Brown snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | David Brown tips it home | 39-40 |
| 14:36 | Indiana | Jay Graber makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Moore | 39-42 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is fouled on the floor by John Watts - foul #3 on John Watts, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF), Preston Higgins (PF) Darrell Lewis, David Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul McColgan (SG) John Watts | |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 39-42 |
| 14:13 | Indiana | Sam Schorr pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:56 | Indiana | Robert Moore is hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #2 on Timothy Allen, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glen Thompson (C) Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG) Robert Moore | |
| 13:51 | Indiana | Sam Schorr can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 13:49 | Indiana | Jay Graber tips it home | 39-44 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-44 |
| 13:41 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Sam Schorr | 39-44 |
| 13:33 | Indiana | Sam Schorr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hank White | 39-46 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Clevenger - foul #4 on Peter Clevenger, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Moore (PG), Stephen Schaffer (PF) Peter Clevenger, Jay Graber | |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:50 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer is fouled on the floor by Glen Thompson - foul #1 on Glen Thompson, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:34 | Indiana | Robert Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-46 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | David Brown gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is hacked by Robert Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Watts (SG) Paul McColgan | |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Chad White hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 43-46 |
| 11:53 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer is called for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Chad White drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Allen | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Watts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hank White (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Schorr (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul McColgan (SG), Jay Graber (PF) John Watts, Sam Schorr | |
| 11:01 | Indiana | Jay Graber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Chad White hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | David Brown tips it in | 47-46 |
| 10:19 | Indiana | Sylvester Sharp is called for the reach on Stephen Schaffer - foul #4 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Arnold Sasso (SF) Hank White | |
| 10:19 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:19 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins banks in the layup set up by Chad White | 49-48 |
| 09:58 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-48 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson tips it in | 51-48 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Robert Moore clanks a jumper from the left block | 51-48 |
| 09:13 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer tips it in | 51-50 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 08:53 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 08:47 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer misses the lay-in | 51-50 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson banks in the layup | 53-50 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | Jay Graber's fadeaway is rejected by Glen Thompson | 53-50 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Schaffer - foul #1 on Stephen Schaffer, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF) Dewey Gates, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Watts (SG), Hank White (SF), Yul Xayavong (PF), Sam Schorr (C) Paul McColgan, Arnold Sasso, Jay Graber, Stephen Schaffer | |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:44 | Indiana | Yul Xayavong double dribbles | 54-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG) Robert Moore | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Chad White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Peter Clevenger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Watts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hank White (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Yul Xayavong (fresh) C - Sam Schorr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates double dribbles | 54-50 |
| 06:34 | Indiana | Hank White misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 06:32 | Indiana | Yul Xayavong snags the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 06:07 | Indiana | Sylvester Sharp steals it from Sam Schorr | 54-50 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Allen | 56-50 |
| 05:38 | Indiana | Sam Schorr comes up short on the runner near the basket | 56-50 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | David Brown snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Hank White is called for the reach on Sylvester Sharp - foul #4 on Hank White, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul McColgan (PG), Arnold Sasso (SF) Peter Clevenger, Hank White | |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:32 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Yul Xayavong | 56-50 |
| 05:04 | Indiana | Yul Xayavong is whistled for a carry | 56-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Preston Higgins (PF) David Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Moore (PG), Jay Graber (PF) Paul McColgan, Yul Xayavong | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jay Graber - foul #2 on Jay Graber, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glen Thompson (C) Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul McColgan (SG) John Watts | |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:44 | Indiana | Jay Graber pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:30 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul McColgan | 57-52 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson loses the dribble to Paul McColgan | 57-52 |
| 04:05 | Indiana | Sam Schorr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Glen Thompson | 57-52 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Chad White connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Indiana | Sam Schorr lays it in on a great pass from Paul McColgan | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Chad White, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Watts (SG), Hank White (SF) Paul McColgan, Arnold Sasso | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Sylvester Sharp | 61-54 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Jay Graber makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Moore and he's fouled by David Brown - foul #4 on David Brown, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer (C) Sam Schorr | |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Jay Graber misses the free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Hank White pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Watts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hank White (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jay Graber (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:43 | Indiana | Robert Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sylvester Sharp | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer jams it | 64-58 |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Sylvester Sharp | 66-58 |
| 01:39 | Indiana | Robert Moore's layup is rejected by David Brown | 66-58 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the turnaround in the paint | 68-58 |
| 01:08 | Indiana | Sylvester Sharp is called for the reach on Hank White - foul #5 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF), Glen Thompson (C) Matthew Covington, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Paul McColgan (SG), Zachariah Lyles (C) Robert Moore, John Watts, Jay Graber | |
| 01:08 | Indiana | Hank White makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 01:08 | Indiana | Hank White makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson is hacked by Zachariah Lyles - foul #2 on Zachariah Lyles, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Moore (PG), John Watts (SG), Jay Graber (PF), Sam Schorr (C) Peter Clevenger, Paul McColgan, Stephen Schaffer, Zachariah Lyles | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Jay Graber gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:43 | Indiana | Jay Graber hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Moore | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is hacked by Robert Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Dewey Gates steals the ball from Robert Moore | 71-63 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is hacked by Robert Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Sam Schorr hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Hank White | 73-65 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moore - foul #4 on Robert Moore, team foul #13 | 73-65 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Jay Graber misses the easy layup | 75-65 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates runs out the clock | 75-65 |