| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Barry Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edwin Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Turner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Chiasson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Herman Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Matus (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Oregon State | Neal Turner hits the finger roll set up by Richard Wilson out of the doubleteam | 37-38 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:13 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:54 | Oregon State | Neal Turner is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Robert Matus double dribbles | 37-38 |
| 18:23 | Oregon State | Robert Matus is called for the reach on Bobby Chapman - foul #3 on Robert Matus, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:05 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill hits a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 17:34 | Oregon State | Neal Turner's fadeaway is rejected by Herman Anderson | 37-41 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Wagner | 37-41 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson is fouled on the floor by Bobby Chapman - foul #2 on Bobby Chapman, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Stanley Allison (SG), Damien Erickson (SF), Rudolph Roberson (C) Edwin Sheffield, Richard Wilson, Neal Turner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederic Butler (PF) Herman Anderson | |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson is hacked by Damien Erickson - foul #1 on Damien Erickson, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Richard Wilson (SF) Barry Gardner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Robert Matus loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 16:08 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Wagner - foul #2 on James Wagner, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 16:08 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:08 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Frederic Butler grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Robert Matus drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Wagner | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Stanley Allison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Damien Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudolph Roberson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Chiasson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frederic Butler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Matus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:13 | Oregon State | Damien Erickson scores on a shot from the right block set up by Bobby Chapman | 40-43 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Barry Gardner (PG), Edwin Sheffield (SG), Neal Turner (PF) Stanley Allison, Richard Wilson, Bobby Chapman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herman Anderson (PF) Frederic Butler | |
| 14:38 | Oregon State | Barry Gardner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Robert Matus grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Robert Matus misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-43 |
| 14:15 | Oregon State | Rudolph Roberson snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:09 | Oregon State | Barry Gardner is whistled for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Richard Wilson (SF), Calvin Smith (C) Damien Erickson, Rudolph Roberson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | James Wagner comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 40-43 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 13:35 | Oregon State | Calvin Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Matus - foul #4 on Robert Matus, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Terry Whisman (C) Robert Matus | |
| 13:27 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 13:25 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:09 | Oregon State | Calvin Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edwin Sheffield - foul #2 on Edwin Sheffield, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Stanley Allison (SG) Edwin Sheffield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Havens (SG), Frederic Butler (PF) Eugene Hemphill, Herman Anderson | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:42 | Oregon State | Calvin Smith is whistled for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Damien Erickson (SF), Bobby Chapman (PF), Rudolph Roberson (C) Richard Wilson, Neal Turner, Calvin Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG) James Wagner | |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-47 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Barnett | 40-47 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Damien Erickson steals the ball from James Barnett | 40-47 |
| 11:52 | Oregon State | Rudolph Roberson's pass is intercepted by Terry Whisman | 40-47 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | James Barnett is fouled on the floor by Bobby Chapman - foul #3 on Bobby Chapman, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield (SG), Neal Turner (PF) Barry Gardner, Bobby Chapman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Herman Anderson (PF), Robert Matus (C) Howard Chiasson, Frederic Butler, Terry Whisman | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Stanley Allison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edwin Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Damien Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neal Turner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rudolph Roberson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Havens (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Herman Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Matus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Stanley Allison takes the ball from Herman Anderson | 40-47 |
| 11:12 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 11:11 | Oregon State | Rudolph Roberson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:50 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Stanley Allison | 42-47 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | Richard Havens pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson's layup is rejected by Neal Turner | 42-47 |
| 10:05 | Oregon State | Neal Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:36 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Barnett - foul #1 on James Barnett, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Barry Gardner (PG), Richard Wilson (SF), Bobby Chapman (PF), Calvin Smith (C) Stanley Allison, Damien Erickson, Neal Turner, Rudolph Roberson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (PG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Frederic Butler (PF) Eugene Hemphill, Richard Havens, Herman Anderson | |
| 09:36 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:36 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Frederic Butler snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | James Barnett misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-47 |
| 09:06 | Oregon State | Barry Gardner pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:02 | Oregon State | Howard Chiasson picks off the pass by Edwin Sheffield | 42-47 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson blows the layup | 42-47 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Robert Matus tips it but misses | 42-47 |
| 08:55 | Oregon State | Calvin Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:43 | Oregon State | Calvin Smith misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses long on a shot from the right side | 42-47 |
| 08:26 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:02 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | James Barnett pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | James Wagner blows the layup but the foul's on Calvin Smith - foul #1 on Calvin Smith, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Damien Erickson (SG), Neal Turner (PF), Rudolph Roberson (C) Edwin Sheffield, Bobby Chapman, Calvin Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Herman Anderson (PF), Terry Whisman (C) James Barnett, Frederic Butler, Robert Matus | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:35 | Oregon State | Neal Turner grabs the board | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Barry Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Damien Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Neal Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Roberson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Wagner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Hemphill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Chiasson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herman Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Whisman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Oregon State | Neal Turner makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Barry Gardner and he's fouled by Terry Whisman - foul #4 on Terry Whisman, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| 07:12 | Oregon State | Neal Turner makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Wagner | 45-51 |
| 06:42 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Gardner | 48-51 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses long on a shot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Anderson | 48-51 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Wagner | 48-53 |
| 05:45 | Oregon State | James Wagner takes the ball from Barry Gardner in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Terry Whisman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | James Wagner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Howard Chiasson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-53 |
| 04:35 | Oregon State | Rudolph Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:31 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 48-53 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | James Wagner comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Damien Erickson - foul #2 on Damien Erickson, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Stanley Allison (PG), Edwin Sheffield (SG), Bobby Chapman (PF), Calvin Smith (C) Barry Gardner, Damien Erickson, Neal Turner, Rudolph Roberson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Barnett (PG), Richard Havens (SG), Frederic Butler (PF), Robert Matus (C) Eugene Hemphill, Howard Chiasson, Herman Anderson, Terry Whisman | |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | James Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:25 | Oregon State | Calvin Smith snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:10 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 04:08 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman tips it home | 50-54 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | James Wagner drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Richard Havens | 50-56 |
| 03:25 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Stanley Allison (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edwin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Havens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wagner (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frederic Butler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Matus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | James Wagner misses long on a floater in the paint | 53-56 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Richard Havens tips it in | 53-58 |
| 02:56 | Oregon State | Stanley Allison loses the dribble to James Barnett | 53-58 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | James Wagner hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Barnett | 53-60 |
| 02:53 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Barry Gardner (PG), Damien Erickson (SF), Neal Turner (C) Stanley Allison, Richard Wilson, Calvin Smith | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill (SG), Howard Chiasson (SF), Herman Anderson (PF) Richard Havens, James Wagner, Frederic Butler | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:24 | Oregon State | Barry Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 02:22 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman tips it but misses | 53-60 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | Robert Matus pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Oregon State | Edwin Sheffield misses the lay-in | 53-62 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Robert Matus's floater is tipped away by Bobby Chapman | 53-62 |
| 01:04 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 00:56 | Oregon State | Barry Gardner makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Sheffield | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson is hacked by Barry Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Barry Gardner, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Richard Wilson (SF) Damien Erickson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Wagner (PG), Terry Whisman (C) James Barnett, Robert Matus | |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Herman Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson's pass is intercepted by James Wagner | 56-64 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Terry Whisman is hacked by Barry Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Gardner, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Terry Whisman makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Terry Whisman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:48 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Neal Turner | 56-65 |
| 00:40 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson is hacked by Terry Whisman - foul #5 on Terry Whisman, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Matus (C) Terry Whisman | |
| 00:37 | Oregon State | Richard Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:35 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:33 | Oregon State | Bobby Chapman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eugene Hemphill | 56-65 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Sheffield - foul #3 on Edwin Sheffield, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Eugene Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:22 | Oregon State | Neal Turner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 56-67 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Robert Matus grabs the board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Wagner runs out the clock | 56-67 |