| Lineup | Florida | PG - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Taylor (fresh) SF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) PF - Michael Ham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Kail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 8 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Floyd Bailey inbounds the ball | 15-29 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Florida | Michael Ham clanks a floater from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is whistled for a carry | 15-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Loy (PF) Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:42 | Florida | Peter Taylor can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #1 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PF) Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:42 | Florida | Peter Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 18:42 | Florida | Peter Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 17-29 |
| 18:17 | Florida | Lyle Guy grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 17:48 | Florida | Frank Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-29 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese pulls down the rebound | 17-29 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lyle Guy - foul #3 on Lyle Guy, team foul #1 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Loy (PF) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:02 | Florida | Frank Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Stockstill - foul #1 on Edward Stockstill, team foul #2 | 17-31 |
| 17:02 | Florida | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 17:02 | Florida | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Frank Smith steals it from Edward Stockstill | 19-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:17 | Florida | Frank Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin gets the rebound | 19-31 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Ham (PF) Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (PG) Edward Stockstill | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Bailey (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Ham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Kail (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Florida | Michael Ham can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 19-31 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple connects on the shot from the free throw line | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:53 | Florida | Hugh Kail is whistled for a carry | 19-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PG), Eugene Loy (PF), Steven Charles (C) Peter Taylor, Michael Ham, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the lay-in | 19-33 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley tips it home | 19-35 |
| 14:01 | Florida | Steven Charles connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Floyd Bailey | 21-35 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley clanks a shot from the right block | 21-35 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it in | 21-37 |
| 13:04 | Florida | Steven Charles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Smith | 23-37 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SG), Michael Ham (SF), Hugh Kail (C) Lyle Guy, Floyd Bailey, Steven Charles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Barry Galliher (PF) Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| 12:33 | Florida | Michael Ham knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-37 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Ham - foul #2 on Michael Ham, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcelino Russo (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 12:05 | Florida | Michael Ham snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 11:51 | Florida | Nathan Kirtley swats the dunk try by Michael Ham | 25-38 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Marcelino Russo grabs the board | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Bailey (tiring) PF - Michael Ham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Kail (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Kirtley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Galliher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcelino Russo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-41 |
| 11:05 | Florida | Frank Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 11:04 | Florida | Peter Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 10:43 | Florida | Frank Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Galliher | 25-41 |
| 10:42 | Florida | Frank Smith gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 10:29 | Florida | Frank Smith makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Ham | 28-41 |
| 10:14 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 10:12 | Florida | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 10:06 | Florida | Barry Galliher steals it from Floyd Bailey | 28-41 |
| 09:42 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 09:41 | Florida | Peter Taylor grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 09:22 | Florida | Michael Ham scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Floyd Bailey | 30-41 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is hacked by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PG), Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Eugene Loy (PF), Christopher Rolen (C) Frank Smith, Peter Taylor, Floyd Bailey, Michael Ham, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Edward Stockstill, Jeffrey Hipple, Nathan Kirtley, Marcelino Russo | |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese buries a jumper from the left block set up by Barry Galliher | 30-43 |
| 08:08 | Florida | Eugene Loy misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 30-43 |
| 08:07 | Florida | Christopher Rolen hits the follow up shot | 32-43 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-43 |
| 07:46 | Florida | The rebound goes to Christopher Rolen | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Lyle Guy (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert Wheeler (fresh) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Loy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Rolen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Barry Galliher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Florida | Eugene Loy clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Christopher Rolen swats the short shot by Patrick Reese | 32-43 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 32-43 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled on the floor by Eugene Loy - foul #1 on Eugene Loy, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Florida | Frank Smith (PG), Peter Taylor (SG), Michael Ham (SF) Gilbert Wheeler, Christopher Clark, Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Barry Galliher, Jonathan Robinson | |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple is hacked by Christopher Rolen - foul #2 on Christopher Rolen, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Heriberto Marino | 32-45 |
| 06:18 | Florida | Frank Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-45 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Heriberto Marino | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:42 | Florida | Heriberto Marino is called for the reach on Christopher Rolen - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Floyd Bailey (SF), Eugene Loy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Peter Taylor, Michael Ham, Lyle Guy, Christopher Rolen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:36 | Florida | Eugene Loy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 05:35 | Florida | Floyd Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 05:21 | Florida | Oliver Hamlin picks off the pass by Eugene Loy | 32-47 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Floyd Bailey picks off the pass by Heriberto Marino | 32-47 |
| 05:01 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler throws it down on a great pass from Floyd Bailey | 34-47 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-47 |
| 04:39 | Florida | Eugene Loy gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 04:32 | Florida | Eugene Loy misses short on a floater in the paint | 34-47 |
| 04:31 | Florida | Hugh Kail grabs the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 04:15 | Florida | Frank Smith drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Loy | 36-47 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-47 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Reese and the foul's on Floyd Bailey - foul #1 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PG), Christopher Clark (SF), Christopher Rolen (C) Frank Smith, Floyd Bailey, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (SG), Barry Galliher (SF) Jeffrey Hipple, Oliver Hamlin | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Lyle Guy (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Loy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Rolen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Galliher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Florida | Barry Galliher picks off the pass by Eugene Loy | 36-51 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is hacked by Gilbert Wheeler - foul #1 on Gilbert Wheeler, team foul #7 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Jonathan Robinson (SF) Edward Stockstill, Heriberto Marino | |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 02:48 | Florida | Christopher Rolen connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Barry Galliher - foul #2 on Barry Galliher, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcelino Russo (C) Patrick Reese | |
| 02:48 | Florida | Christopher Rolen makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 02:06 | Florida | Eugene Loy scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley loses the ball out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Nathan Kirtley, Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher, Marcelino Russo | |
| 01:47 | Florida | Lyle Guy's pass is intercepted by Edward Stockstill in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Stockstill | 41-57 |
| 01:40 | Florida | Eugene Loy connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Clark | 43-57 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 01:21 | Florida | Christopher Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 01:09 | Florida | Eugene Loy is hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| 01:01 | Florida | Christopher Rolen connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lyle Guy | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Christopher Rolen steals the ball from Patrick Reese | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida 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 (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Florida | Christopher Rolen misses short on a shot near the basket | 45-57 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill runs out the clock | 45-57 |