| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Long (fresh) C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Philip Booker inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Sam Long can't finish the layup | 26-25 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Wilburn | 26-25 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-25 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Ball | 29-27 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | William Barton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Philip Booker | 29-29 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Sam Long drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Booker | 29-32 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Christopher Wilburn swats the short shot by Jonathan Mobley | 29-32 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman tips it home | 31-32 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | William Barton's dunk attempt is rejected by Tomas Bowman | 31-32 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Austin Coward gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Sam Long buries a jump hook from close range set up by Austin Coward and the foul's on Jonathan Mobley - foul #2 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Christopher Wilburn | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Austin Coward steals the ball from Richard Tenofsky | 31-35 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | William Barton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 31-35 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 34-35 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | William Barton is hacked by Norman Thomas - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Philip Booker | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | William Barton makes the shot from the right side | 34-37 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky makes the shot in the lane set up by Benjamin Poole | 36-37 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | William Barton double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Jonathan Mobley (PF) Richard Morris, Richard Tenofsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley connects on the floater from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Austin Coward scores on a 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Sam Long - foul #2 on Sam Long, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Robert Zidek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tomas Bowman - foul #3 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn (PF) Sam Long | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | William Barton is hacked by Norman Thomas - foul #3 on Norman Thomas, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Howard Bennett (SF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Lloyd Remley is called for the reach on Robert Summers - foul #1 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman (C) Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG) Austin Coward | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Zidek - foul #3 on Robert Zidek, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (SG), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Benjamin Ball, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | William Barton snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | William Barton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Booker | 38-45 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek connects on the shot from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | William Barton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Philip Booker is hacked by Howard Bennett - foul #1 on Howard Bennett, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Richard Morris, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Sam Long (PF) William Barton, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jonathan Mobley | 42-45 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole tips it in | 44-45 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Booker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Austin Coward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lloyd Remley | 47-45 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens loses the dribble to Norman Thomas in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas lays it in | 49-45 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | William Barton gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | William Barton makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Poole | 51-47 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Benjamin Poole is called for the reach on Sam Long - foul #2 on Benjamin Poole, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Sam Long misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Zidek | 54-48 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Tomas Bowman blocks the short jumper by Christopher Wilburn | 54-48 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Tenofsky | 54-48 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman tips it back up and in | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-48 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Wilburn | 56-48 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley (PF) Richard Tenofsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF), Robert Summers (C) Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | William Barton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Sam Long | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-51 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Tomas Bowman blocks the jumper by William Barton | 59-51 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 59-51 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek grabs the board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley's fadeaway is rejected by Sam Long | 59-51 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | William Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | William Barton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-51 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ball | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Austin Coward is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball in the backcourt - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #2 | 59-51 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek is fouled on the floor by Sam Long - foul #3 on Sam Long, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is hacked by Robert Summers - foul #4 on Robert Summers, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek is hacked by Robert Summers - foul #5 on Robert Summers, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn (C) Robert Summers | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Austin Coward is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Austin Coward is called for the reach on Robert Zidek - foul #3 on Austin Coward, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | William Barton hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Wilburn | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek is hacked by William Barton in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Barton, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Austin Coward connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is hacked by Austin Coward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Austin Coward, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | William Barton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn grabs the offensive board | 63-57 |