| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Billy Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Josef Petrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Evans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harvey Mordarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Good (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Robert Evans inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Baylor | Andrew Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:32 | Baylor | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:32 | Baylor | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Robert Young is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| 18:44 | Baylor | Robert Evans misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-38 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo is open and lays it up and in set up by Robert Good out of the doubleteam | 29-40 |
| 18:13 | Baylor | Josef Petrowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Herbert Smith | 29-40 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith blows the layup | 29-40 |
| 18:00 | Baylor | Andrew Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:33 | Baylor | Robert Evans scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Josef Petrowski | 32-40 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Robert Young is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Caleb Sturdevant | 32-43 |
| 16:56 | Baylor | Josef Petrowski connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Billy Hayes | 34-43 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Billy Hayes - foul #1 on Billy Hayes, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Gaines (SG), Henry Callas (SF) Josef Petrowski, Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Buscher (PG), Bryant Myers (SG), Aaron Irwin (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Robert Young, Robert Good, Herbert Smith, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:18 | Baylor | Harvey Mordarski is hacked by Rod Icenhour - foul #1 on Rod Icenhour, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gene Yager (C) Fausto Russo | |
| 16:05 | Baylor | Billy Hayes comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rod Icenhour - foul #2 on Rod Icenhour, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| 16:05 | Baylor | Billy Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:05 | Baylor | Billy Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Gene Yager hits a jumper in the lane set up by Johnny Buscher and he's fouled by Andrew Williams - foul #3 on Andrew Williams, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Gene Yager makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Billy Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Callas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Mordarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Buscher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gene Yager (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Baylor | Billy Hayes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 15:04 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Harvey Mordarski | 35-48 |
| 14:43 | Baylor | Andrew Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Irwin | 35-48 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Bryant Myers | 35-48 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Johnny Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 14:14 | Baylor | Henry Callas snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 13:48 | Baylor | Henry Callas connects on the jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers is fouled on the floor by Harvey Mordarski - foul #2 on Harvey Mordarski, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Baylor | Josef Petrowski (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Christopher Anders (PF), Dustin Concepcion (C) Michael Gaines, Henry Callas, Andrew Williams, Harvey Mordarski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Robert Good (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Fausto Russo (C) Johnny Buscher, Bryant Myers, Aaron Irwin, Rod Icenhour, Gene Yager | |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith banks in the wide open layup | 37-50 |
| 12:44 | Baylor | Josef Petrowski lays it up and in | 39-50 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 39-50 |
| 12:34 | Baylor | Christopher Anders pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 12:05 | Baylor | Billy Hayes connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Josef Petrowski | 41-50 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Robert Young buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Fausto Russo | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Billy Hayes (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josef Petrowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Evans (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Anders (fresh) C - Dustin Concepcion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Good (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Baylor | Billy Hayes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 11:33 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Concepcion | 41-53 |
| 11:22 | Baylor | Josef Petrowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Concepcion | 44-53 |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Riggs (PG), Andrew Williams (PF), Harvey Mordarski (C) Billy Hayes, Christopher Anders, Dustin Concepcion | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Irwin (SF), Gene Yager (C) Herbert Smith, Fausto Russo | |
| 10:42 | Baylor | Michael Riggs misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Robert Good gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Robert Good can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-53 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Gene Yager gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Robert Good splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Young | 44-56 |
| 09:41 | Baylor | Robert Evans misses short on a floater from the right block | 44-56 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Robert Young is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-56 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant tips it home | 44-58 |
| 09:12 | Baylor | Andrew Williams lays it up and in | 46-58 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Robert Young can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:52 | Baylor | Robert Evans pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:34 | Baylor | Michael Riggs makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 08:21 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 08:19 | Baylor | Robert Evans grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 08:06 | Baylor | Josef Petrowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Robert Young snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant is fouled on the floor by Harvey Mordarski - foul #3 on Harvey Mordarski, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Baylor | Billy Hayes (PG), Michael Gaines (SG), Henry Callas (SF), Christopher Anders (PF), Dustin Concepcion (C) Michael Riggs, Josef Petrowski, Robert Evans, Andrew Williams, Harvey Mordarski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Buscher (PG), Bryant Myers (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF), Fausto Russo (C) Robert Young, Robert Good, Aaron Irwin, Caleb Sturdevant, Gene Yager | |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo buries a floater from the right block set up by Bryant Myers | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Billy Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Callas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Anders (fresh) C - Dustin Concepcion (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Buscher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Baylor | Billy Hayes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Billy Hayes - foul #2 on Billy Hayes, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:40 | Baylor | Billy Hayes misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Fausto Russo - foul #3 on Fausto Russo, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| 06:40 | Baylor | Billy Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:40 | Baylor | Billy Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Johnny Buscher knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Christopher Anders - foul #1 on Christopher Anders, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Johnny Buscher makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:59 | Baylor | Billy Hayes hits the finger roll | 55-64 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Concepcion - foul #1 on Dustin Concepcion, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:48 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:30 | Baylor | Fausto Russo denies the turnaround by Michael Gaines | 55-66 |
| 05:28 | Baylor | Christopher Anders grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 05:10 | Baylor | Christopher Anders's floater is tipped away by Fausto Russo | 55-66 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Herbert Smith | 55-68 |
| 04:28 | Baylor | Bryant Myers takes the ball from Michael Gaines | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-68 |
| Subs | Baylor | Josef Petrowski (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Harvey Mordarski (C) Michael Gaines, Henry Callas, Christopher Anders, Dustin Concepcion | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Young (PG), Robert Good (SG), Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Johnny Buscher, Bryant Myers, Rod Icenhour | |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-68 |
| 04:02 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Robert Evans | 55-68 |
| 03:53 | Baylor | Andrew Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Josef Petrowski | 57-68 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Young | 57-70 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Billy Hayes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josef Petrowski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Mordarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Good (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Baylor | Andrew Williams clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Herbert Smith - foul #1 on Herbert Smith, team foul #5 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Irwin (SF), Gene Yager (C) Herbert Smith, Fausto Russo | |
| 03:05 | Baylor | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:05 | Baylor | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Aaron Irwin connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Yager | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Baylor | Billy Hayes travels with the ball | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Robert Young scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Caleb Sturdevant | 59-75 |
| 01:47 | Baylor | Josef Petrowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Josef Petrowski, team foul #8 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (SF), Fausto Russo (C) Aaron Irwin, Gene Yager | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Harvey Mordarski swats the short shot by Herbert Smith | 59-75 |
| 01:28 | Baylor | Andrew Williams snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| 01:08 | Baylor | Fausto Russo swats the short shot by Robert Evans | 59-75 |
| 01:07 | Baylor | Robert Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:58 | Baylor | Billy Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-75 |
| 00:56 | Baylor | Josef Petrowski grabs the offensive board | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:52 | Baylor | Billy Hayes is hacked by Robert Young - foul #3 on Robert Young, team foul #6 | 59-75 |
| 00:50 | Baylor | Billy Hayes throws it down set up by Robert Evans | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 00:25 | Baylor | Andrew Williams snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 00:20 | Baylor | Robert Evans banks in the layup | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Young runs out the clock | 63-75 |