| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jerry Prall inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Jerry Prall hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews clanks a shot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver scores on a floater from the left side set up by Bradley Blakeman | 25-33 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Allen and he's hacked by Joseph Crowe - foul #3 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Travis Childress grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses the lay-in | 27-33 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dewey Gates | 27-33 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | David Brown drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Timothy Allen and he's hacked by Jerry Prall - foul #2 on Jerry Prall, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG) Kevin Andrews | |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman's pass is intercepted by Dewey Gates in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is fouled on the floor by Bradley Blakeman - foul #3 on Bradley Blakeman, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Preston Higgins (PF) David Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF) Jerry Prall | |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is fouled on the floor by David Baumgartner - foul #1 on David Baumgartner, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Chad White gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Frenette - foul #2 on James Frenette, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Chad White comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 32-35 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Chad White shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Lewis | 32-37 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins clanks a fadeaway from close range | 32-37 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite's pass is intercepted by Timothy Allen | 34-37 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Allen | 36-37 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver is whistled for traveling | 36-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Jerry Prall (SF), James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) David Baumgartner, Matthew Wilhite, Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Travis Childress snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | James Frenette is hacked by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Matthew Covington blocks the short jumper by Travis Childress | 36-37 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | David Brown gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | James Frenette hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates's floater is knocked away by James Frenette | 36-39 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Frenette | 36-42 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington tips it in | 38-42 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the fadeaway from the left block | 38-44 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Bradley Blakeman takes the ball from Dewey Gates in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Matthew Covington steals the ball from James Frenette | 38-44 |
| 09:17 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Jerry Prall gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington scores on a shot from close range | 40-44 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Travis Childress connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman | 40-46 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on James Frenette - foul #3 on James Frenette, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Dewey Gates, Matthew Covington, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Kevin Andrews, Jerry Prall, James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Baumgartner | 41-48 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Joseph Crowe steals the ball from Preston Higgins | 41-48 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Joseph Crowe is called for the reach on Dewey Gates - foul #4 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 44-48 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Glen Thompson - foul #2 on Glen Thompson, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Darrell Lewis, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF), Travis Childress (C) Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Travis Childress takes the ball from Chad White | 44-50 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Wilhite | 44-53 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Wilhite | 44-53 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Sylvester Sharp swats the short shot by Bradley Blakeman | 44-53 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins's pass is intercepted by Jerry Prall | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Preston Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Wilhite (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-53 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Gates | 46-53 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF) Dewey Gates, Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (PG), Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Bradley Blakeman, Matthew Wilhite, Travis Childress | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Prall | 46-55 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | David Brown misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Prall - foul #3 on Jerry Prall, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | David Baumgartner misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrell Lewis - foul #1 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG) Kevin Andrews | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | David Baumgartner misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the turnaround in the lane | 50-56 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | David Baumgartner is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Baumgartner, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG) David Baumgartner | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Kevin Andrews steals the ball from David Brown | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is hacked by Timothy Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Allen, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Jerry Prall is hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #4 on Timothy Allen, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is hacked by Sylvester Sharp - foul #2 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #5 on Timothy Allen, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the contested 3 from straight away set up by David Brown | 53-58 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Gates - foul #3 on Dewey Gates, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-60 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Chad White buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Dewey Gates is called for the reach on Bradley Blakeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dewey Gates, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver runs out the clock | 56-62 |