| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ismael Burg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freeman Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jared Donis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Satterfield (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Freeman Bell inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Auburn | John Carter misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| 19:51 | Auburn | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:51 | Auburn | John Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates connects on the shot from the right side | 44-29 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-29 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Brown | 44-29 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Ismael Burg clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dewey Gates - foul #1 on Dewey Gates, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Ismael Burg makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Ismael Burg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is fouled on the floor by Freeman Bell - foul #1 on Freeman Bell, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-31 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the tip | 44-31 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | John Carter is fouled on the floor by Darrell Lewis - foul #3 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield scores on a jump hook in the paint | 44-33 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by David Brown is blocked by Fred Satterfield | 44-33 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is hacked by Fred Satterfield - foul #2 on Fred Satterfield, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Barger (PG), Blake Llanas (SF) Ismael Burg, Freeman Bell | |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Blake Llanas knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Carter | 44-35 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Gregory Barger is called for the reach on Dewey Gates - foul #1 on Gregory Barger, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Rowan (SG), Martin Wilkes (C) John Carter, Fred Satterfield | |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates jams it set up by Preston Higgins | 46-35 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Blake Llanas's pass is intercepted by Chad White | 46-35 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is denied on a layup by Martin Wilkes | 46-35 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins hits the follow up shot | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gregory Barger (fresh) SG - William Rowan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jared Donis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wilkes (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Auburn | William Rowan is hacked by Preston Higgins - foul #1 on Preston Higgins, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF) Dewey Gates, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ismael Burg (PG), Freeman Bell (SF), Fred Satterfield (C) Gregory Barger, Blake Llanas, Martin Wilkes | |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Ismael Burg hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Carter (SG) William Rowan | |
| 14:43 | Auburn | John Carter is fouled on the floor by Timothy Allen - foul #2 on Timothy Allen, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | John Carter connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-41 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp double dribbles | 48-41 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | John Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Chad White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ismael Burg - foul #2 on Ismael Burg, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Preston Higgins (PF) Timothy Allen, David Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Wilkes (PF) Jared Donis | |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Carter and he's hacked by Sylvester Sharp - foul #1 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Fred Satterfield steals the ball from Dewey Gates | 50-46 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | John Carter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-46 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp can't tip it in | 50-46 |
| 12:15 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Freeman Bell is hacked by Preston Higgins - foul #2 on Preston Higgins, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Barger (PG), William Rowan (SG), Jared Donis (PF) Ismael Burg, John Carter, Fred Satterfield | |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Freeman Bell misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Martin Wilkes is called for the reach on Glen Thompson - foul #2 on Martin Wilkes, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Blake Llanas (SF) Freeman Bell | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gregory Barger (fresh) SG - William Rowan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jared Donis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wilkes (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Allen and the foul's on Gregory Barger - foul #2 on Gregory Barger, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Blake Llanas loses the dribble to Timothy Allen | 53-46 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson clanks a shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Martin Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:25 | Auburn | William Rowan buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Barger | 53-49 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Jared Donis knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Barger | 55-51 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Martin Wilkes grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Martin Wilkes is called for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Dewey Gates, Matthew Covington, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ismael Burg (PG), John Carter (SG), Freeman Bell (SF), Tommy Jackson (PF), Fred Satterfield (C) Gregory Barger, William Rowan, Blake Llanas, Jared Donis, Martin Wilkes | |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Chad White scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-51 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Freeman Bell is hacked by Sylvester Sharp - foul #2 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Freeman Bell makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Freeman Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Sylvester Sharp | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ismael Burg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Freeman Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Satterfield (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Auburn | Tommy Jackson travels with the ball | 59-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Brown (PF) Preston Higgins | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Chad White is fouled on the floor by John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Donis (PF) Tommy Jackson | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Chad White misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Jared Donis pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Ismael Burg hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Freeman Bell | 59-56 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chad White | 61-56 |
| 06:21 | Auburn | John Carter clanks a jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Lewis | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Ismael Burg misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Freeman Bell | 64-56 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sylvester Sharp - foul #3 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Darrell Lewis, Sylvester Sharp | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Barger (PG), William Rowan (SG), Blake Llanas (SF), Martin Wilkes (PF) Ismael Burg, John Carter, Freeman Bell, Jared Donis | |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Blake Llanas grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield misses the driving attempt from the left block | 64-57 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Gregory Barger grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Blake Llanas tips it in | 64-59 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dewey Gates and he's hacked by Blake Llanas - foul #4 on Blake Llanas, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG) Dewey Gates | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tommy Jackson (PF) Fred Satterfield | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Tommy Jackson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 67-59 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson banks in the layup | 69-59 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | William Rowan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | David Brown is hacked by Tommy Jackson - foul #2 on Tommy Jackson, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Matthew Covington, Glen Thompson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ismael Burg (PG), John Carter (SG), Freeman Bell (SF), Jared Donis (PF) Gregory Barger, William Rowan, Blake Llanas, Tommy Jackson | |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Ismael Burg connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Freeman Bell | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ismael Burg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Freeman Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jared Donis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Wilkes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | David Brown is denied on a layup by Martin Wilkes | 71-62 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Ismael Burg grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | John Carter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sylvester Sharp | 73-62 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Freeman Bell scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-64 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Chad White travels with the ball | 73-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Satterfield (C) Martin Wilkes | |
| 01:31 | Auburn | John Carter misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Freeman Bell hits the follow up shot | 73-66 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Ismael Burg is called for the reach on Dewey Gates - foul #3 on Ismael Burg, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Timothy Allen steals the ball from John Carter | 75-66 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Allen | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Ismael Burg misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-66 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Gates | 79-66 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 79-66 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates runs out the clock | 79-66 |