| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Aaron McCants (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Cory Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Sheridan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Glen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | The jumper by Dewey Gates is denied by Martin Sheridan | 24-35 |
| 19:20 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:56 | Oregon State | Cory Barrett comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 24-35 |
| 18:55 | Oregon State | Cory Barrett tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Glen Thompson and the foul's on Brian Elliott - foul #2 on Brian Elliott, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:27 | Oregon State | Aaron McCants can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Dewey Gates - foul #1 on Dewey Gates, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joe Byrd (PF) Joseph Fuller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:27 | Oregon State | Aaron McCants makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:27 | Oregon State | Aaron McCants misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dewey Gates | 27-40 |
| 17:43 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-40 |
| 17:42 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Chad White hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Dewey Gates | 29-42 |
| 17:17 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Michael Strickland (SF), Joseph Fuller (PF) Brian Elliott, Joe Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (PG), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Dewey Gates, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 16:52 | Oregon State | The jumper by Aaron McCants is denied by Preston Higgins | 29-42 |
| 16:51 | Oregon State | Michael Strickland tips it home | 31-42 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen loses the dribble to Michael Strickland | 31-42 |
| 16:18 | Oregon State | Timothy Allen picks off the pass by Joseph Fuller | 31-42 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen lays it up and in | 31-44 |
| 15:59 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan throws it down and he's fouled by Darrell Lewis - foul #3 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joe Byrd (PF) Joseph Fuller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF) Chad White, Darrell Lewis | |
| 15:59 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Aaron McCants (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Cory Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Byrd (fresh) C - Martin Sheridan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-44 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins tips it home | 34-46 |
| 15:07 | Oregon State | Cory Barrett hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Aaron McCants | 36-46 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dewey Gates | 36-48 |
| 14:56 | Oregon State | Joe Byrd hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Aaron McCants | 38-48 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Joe Byrd denies the turnaround by Sylvester Sharp | 38-48 |
| 14:38 | Oregon State | Michael Strickland gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:23 | Oregon State | Cory Barrett scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Strickland | 41-48 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 41-48 |
| 14:04 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:42 | Oregon State | Joe Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Peter Jones (PG), Keith Lowe (SG), Brian Elliott (SF), Joseph Fuller (PF), Jeffrey Staley (C) Aaron McCants, Cory Barrett, Michael Strickland, Joe Byrd, Martin Sheridan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Staley takes the ball from Glen Thompson | 41-48 |
| 12:58 | Oregon State | Joseph Fuller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Keith Lowe steps in front of the Dewey Gates pass in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 12:31 | Oregon State | Keith Lowe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-48 |
| 12:29 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott can't tip it in | 41-48 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | David Brown snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jones - foul #2 on Peter Jones, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad White | 41-51 |
| 11:42 | Oregon State | Peter Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 11:41 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott misses the tip | 41-51 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Peter Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Elliott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Fuller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Staley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Elliott - foul #3 on Brian Elliott, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Aaron McCants (PG), Cory Barrett (SG), Maurice Sheffield (SF), Joe Byrd (PF), Martin Sheridan (C) Peter Jones, Keith Lowe, Brian Elliott, Joseph Fuller, Jeffrey Staley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (PG), Eddie Digiacomo (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Dewey Gates, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:59 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 41-53 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Chad White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 10:39 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:32 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eddie Digiacomo - foul #2 on Eddie Digiacomo, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF), Preston Higgins (PF) Darrell Lewis, Eddie Digiacomo | |
| 10:32 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:32 | Oregon State | Martin Sheridan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 09:48 | Oregon State | Cory Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Maurice Sheffield - foul #1 on Maurice Sheffield, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Brian Elliott (SF), Joseph Fuller (PF), Jeffrey Staley (C) Maurice Sheffield, Joe Byrd, Martin Sheridan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), David Brown (PF), Eddie Digiacomo (C) Timothy Allen, Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:14 | Oregon State | Joseph Fuller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Fuller, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Keith Lowe (SG) Cory Barrett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glen Thompson (C) Eddie Digiacomo | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Aaron McCants - foul #2 on Aaron McCants, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Peter Jones (PG) Aaron McCants | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson blows the layup | 41-58 |
| 08:34 | Oregon State | Keith Lowe grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 08:26 | Oregon State | Joseph Fuller misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 41-58 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Chad White clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Fuller - foul #3 on Joseph Fuller, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Cory Barrett (SG), Michael Strickland (SF), Joe Byrd (PF) Keith Lowe, Brian Elliott, Joseph Fuller | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Chad White misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | David Brown snags the offensive board | 41-59 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-59 |
| 07:53 | Oregon State | Jeffrey Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 07:50 | Oregon State | Peter Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-59 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Aaron McCants (PG), Martin Sheridan (C) Peter Jones, Jeffrey Staley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Preston Higgins (PF) Chad White, David Brown | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Allen | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Aaron McCants (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Barrett (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Michael Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Sheridan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Oregon State | Sylvester Sharp blocks the jumper by Cory Barrett | 41-62 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 41-62 |
| 06:48 | Oregon State | Joe Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 06:41 | Oregon State | Aaron McCants hits a shot from the left block set up by Joe Byrd and he's hacked by Sylvester Sharp - foul #2 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Keith Lowe (SG), Maurice Sheffield (SF), Joseph Fuller (PF), Jeffrey Staley (C) Cory Barrett, Michael Strickland, Joe Byrd, Martin Sheridan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Matthew Covington (SF), David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Dewey Gates, Darrell Lewis, Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 06:41 | Oregon State | Aaron McCants makes the free throw | 44-62 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Chad White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson can't tip it in | 44-62 |
| 06:15 | Oregon State | Aaron McCants grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 06:03 | Oregon State | Joseph Fuller connects on the runner in the paint | 46-62 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses the jumpshot from the right side | 46-62 |
| 05:56 | Oregon State | Joseph Fuller gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| 05:48 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-62 |
| 05:47 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington lays it up and in set up by Chad White | 46-64 |
| 05:10 | Oregon State | David Brown denies the turnaround by Joseph Fuller | 46-64 |
| 05:09 | Oregon State | Joseph Fuller tips it back up and in | 48-64 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Glen Thompson | 48-67 |
| 04:53 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-67 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Cory Barrett (PG), Brian Elliott (SF), Joe Byrd (PF), Martin Sheridan (C) Aaron McCants, Maurice Sheffield, Joseph Fuller, Jeffrey Staley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF) Timothy Allen, Matthew Covington | |
| 04:43 | Oregon State | Joe Byrd knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Brian Elliott | 50-67 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Darrell Lewis | 50-69 |
| 04:14 | Oregon State | Joe Byrd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Peter Jones (PG), Michael Strickland (SF), Jeffrey Staley (C) Cory Barrett, Brian Elliott, Martin Sheridan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp (C) Glen Thompson | |
| 04:14 | Oregon State | Joe Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:14 | Oregon State | Joe Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| 03:55 | Oregon State | Keith Lowe misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-69 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Peter Jones is called for the reach on Chad White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Jones, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Preston Higgins (PF) David Brown | |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:35 | Oregon State | Jeffrey Staley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-71 |
| 03:34 | Oregon State | Michael Strickland snags the offensive board | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Peter Jones (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Keith Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Staley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Preston Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Oregon State | Joe Byrd loses the ball out of bounds | 51-71 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins is hacked by Michael Strickland - foul #1 on Michael Strickland, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield (PF) Joe Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG) Chad White | |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 02:44 | Oregon State | Jeffrey Staley scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Peter Jones | 53-73 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington travels with the ball | 53-73 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joe Byrd (PF) Michael Strickland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Brown (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Preston Higgins, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 02:08 | Oregon State | Keith Lowe is whistled for traveling | 53-73 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF) Matthew Covington | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from David Brown | 53-75 |
| 01:19 | Oregon State | Keith Lowe makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-75 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-75 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | David Brown tips it home | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:43 | Oregon State | Jeffrey Staley can't finish the layup | 56-77 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-77 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen snags the offensive board | 56-77 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates runs out the clock | 56-77 |