| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) SF - Darren Howard (fresh) PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) C - David Sesco (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | David Sesco wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is hacked by David Sesco - foul #1 on David Sesco, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole's fadeaway is rejected by David Sesco | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Merrick | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Alan Feldt - foul #1 on Alan Feldt, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Benjamin Ball - foul #1 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley can't finish the layup | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Mobley - foul #1 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Poole | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Alan Feldt denies the turnaround by Robert Zidek | 2-7 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard is fouled on the floor by Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Alan Feldt is blocked by Tomas Bowman | 2-7 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tomas Bowman | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clyde Merrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) PF - Alan Feldt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Tomas Bowman picks off the pass by Clyde Merrick | 5-7 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Mike Frink (SG), Louis Morrell (SF), Carroll Poteete (PF), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Darren Howard, Alan Feldt, David Sesco | |
| 15:24 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Zidek - foul #1 on Robert Zidek, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:24 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 5-8 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Benjamin Ball | 8-8 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Tomas Bowman and he's hacked by Mike Frink - foul #1 on Mike Frink, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Benjamin Poole, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Darren Howard (SF), David Sesco (C) Ray Moore, Mike Frink, Louis Morrell, John Forrest | |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Richard Tenofsky is called for the reach on Clyde Merrick - foul #1 on Richard Tenofsky, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Robert Zidek | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt (PF) Carroll Poteete | |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | David Sesco buries a shot from the right side set up by Duane Wong | 11-10 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | David Sesco gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Sesco | 11-12 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:25 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong can't throw it down | 11-12 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Norman Thomas | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard misses the turnaround from close range | 14-12 |
| 12:44 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt tips it back up and in | 14-14 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky's fadeaway is rejected by Darren Howard | 14-14 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 16-14 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Howard | 16-14 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong's floater is knocked away by Norman Thomas | 16-14 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Tenofsky | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) PF - Richard Tenofsky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Howard (fairly fresh) PF - Alan Feldt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky tips it home | 18-14 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard lays it in on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 18-16 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky blows the layup | 18-16 |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Clyde Merrick | 18-18 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Mike Frink (SG), Louis Morrell (SF), Carroll Poteete (PF), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Darren Howard, Alan Feldt, David Sesco | |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | John Forrest can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Mobley - foul #2 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | John Forrest misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | John Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek is called for traveling | 18-19 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore can't connect on a runner from close range | 18-19 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Morrell | 18-19 |
| 09:29 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Poole swats the layup by Carroll Poteete | 18-19 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 18-19 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky lays it up and in and he's hacked by Carroll Poteete - foul #1 on Carroll Poteete, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | John Forrest pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:59 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell tips it back up and in | 20-21 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Tenofsky and he's hacked by Louis Morrell - foul #1 on Louis Morrell, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (PF) Richard Tenofsky | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 23-21 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek can't tip it in | 23-21 |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:06 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete misses short on a runner in the lane | 23-21 |
| 08:05 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Morris and the foul's on Louis Morrell - foul #2 on Louis Morrell, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG) Robert Zidek, Richard Morris | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Darren Howard (SF), Alan Feldt (PF), David Sesco (C) Ray Moore, Mike Frink, Louis Morrell, Carroll Poteete, John Forrest | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt loses the ball out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Clyde Merrick swats the short shot by Lloyd Remley | 26-23 |
| 07:21 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 06:58 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | David Sesco hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 26-26 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett is called for traveling | 26-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF) Norman Thomas, Howard Bennett, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SG), Carroll Poteete (PF) Clyde Merrick, Alan Feldt | |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | Richard Tenofsky swats the short shot by David Sesco | 26-26 |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | David Sesco's pass is intercepted by Richard Tenofsky | 26-26 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Zidek | 28-26 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-26 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole blows the layup | 28-26 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the tip | 28-26 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole tips it home | 30-26 |
| 04:06 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (SG), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Benjamin Ball, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Alan Feldt (PF), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Darren Howard, Carroll Poteete, David Sesco | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Forrest (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Richard Morris is called for the reach on Ray Moore - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Robert Zidek | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 30-30 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Norman Thomas and he's hacked by Alan Feldt - foul #2 on Alan Feldt, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF) Benjamin Poole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell (SF) Mike Frink | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses short on a runner from close range | 32-30 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 32-30 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 34-30 |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | John Forrest misses the shot in the paint | 34-30 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley comes up short on the runner near the basket | 34-30 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Forrest | 34-30 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt is called for a charge - foul #3 on Alan Feldt, team foul #8 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Richard Morris, Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Darren Howard (SF), Carroll Poteete (PF), David Sesco (C) Ray Moore, Louis Morrell, Alan Feldt, John Forrest | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Sesco - foul #2 on David Sesco, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SG) Clyde Merrick | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky throws it down | 37-32 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the shot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |