| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Marco Steck (fresh) SG - Daniel Cornett (fresh) SF - Marlon Seeley (fresh) PF - Nicholas Ward (fresh) C - John Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits a shot in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | John Thompson double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Marco Steck - foul #1 on Marco Steck, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley connects on the floater from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill comes up short on the floater in the paint | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Ward - foul #1 on Nicholas Ward, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple can't tip it in | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Nicholas Ward | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Hipple steals it from John Thompson | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Marco Steck steps in front of the Edward Stockstill pass in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | Valparaiso | Marco Steck lays it in | 4-3 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is called for traveling | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Oliver Hamlin - foul #1 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:05 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is whistled for a carry | 6-3 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (SF), Barry Galliher (PF) Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Marco Steck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Cornett (fresh) SF - Marlon Seeley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Ward (fresh) C - John Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) PF - Barry Galliher (fresh) C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | Marco Steck knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daniel Cornett | 9-3 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley is fouled on the floor by Marlon Seeley - foul #1 on Marlon Seeley, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SF), Marcelino Russo (C) Edward Stockstill, Heriberto Marino | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Nicholas Ward | 9-3 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 14:26 | Valparaiso | Marco Steck tips it but misses | 9-3 |
| 14:24 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 14:00 | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-3 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley is hacked by Marco Steck - foul #2 on Marco Steck, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers (PG), Joseph Morabito (SF), Billy Strong (C) Marco Steck, Marlon Seeley, Nicholas Ward | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF), Heriberto Marino (C) Jeffrey Hipple, Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher, Marcelino Russo | |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 13:12 | Valparaiso | Joseph Morabito connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Cornett and he's fouled by Nathan Kirtley - foul #1 on Nathan Kirtley, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gouge (SG), John Thompson (C) Daniel Cornett, Billy Strong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:12 | Valparaiso | Joseph Morabito misses the free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Reese | 11-8 |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | Joseph Morabito loses the dribble to Heriberto Marino | 11-8 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Nicholas Gouge is called for the reach on Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Nicholas Gouge, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett (SG), Marlon Seeley (SF), Nicholas Ward (PF) Nicholas Gouge, Joseph Morabito, Steven Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Nathan Kirtley | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese lays it up and in set up by Edward Stockstill | 11-10 |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | Heriberto Marino steals the ball from Marlon Seeley | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Keith Shivers (fresh) SG - Daniel Cornett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marlon Seeley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Ward (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 4 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple's pass is intercepted by Keith Shivers | 11-10 |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley lays it in on a great pass from Keith Shivers | 13-10 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese blows the dunk but he's hacked by Nicholas Ward - foul #2 on Nicholas Ward, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton (PF), Billy Strong (C) Nicholas Ward, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (PG), Jonathan Robinson (SF), Barry Galliher (C) Edward Stockstill, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:36 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gouge (PG) Keith Shivers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:36 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:36 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Nathan Kirtley | 15-14 |
| 09:50 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gouge is hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Thompson (C) Marlon Seeley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Marcelino Russo (C) Jonathan Robinson, Patrick Reese | |
| 09:40 | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett misses short on a floater from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 09:38 | Valparaiso | John Thompson grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | John Thompson buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Marcelino Russo - foul #1 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers (PG) Nicholas Gouge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Nathan Kirtley, Marcelino Russo | |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | John Thompson makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oliver Hamlin | 18-16 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-16 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill scores on a runner in the paint set up by Oliver Hamlin | 18-18 |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | John Thompson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Cornett and he's fouled by Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gouge (SG), Marlon Seeley (SF) Daniel Cornett, Billy Strong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | John Thompson makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Oliver Hamlin | 21-21 |
| 07:41 | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-21 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill is hacked by Steven Hamilton - foul #1 on Steven Hamilton, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett (SG), Billy Strong (PF), Joseph Morabito (C) Keith Shivers, Steven Hamilton, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (SG), Jonathan Robinson (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nicholas Gouge (fresh) SG - Daniel Cornett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marlon Seeley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Strong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Morabito (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Kirtley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 6 pts. C - Barry Galliher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong loses the ball out of bounds | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Nathan Kirtley | 21-25 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nathan Kirtley | 23-27 |
| 04:53 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley blows the layup | 23-27 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Reese and he's fouled by Nicholas Gouge - foul #2 on Nicholas Gouge, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers (PG), Steven Hamilton (PF), John Thompson (C) Nicholas Gouge, Marlon Seeley, Billy Strong | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Nathan Kirtley, Jonathan Robinson, Barry Galliher | |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses the free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:31 | Valparaiso | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett is hacked by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marcelino Russo (PF) Patrick Reese | |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Edward Stockstill | 25-31 |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 03:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Stockstill | 25-31 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill's pass is intercepted by John Thompson | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Keith Shivers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cornett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Morabito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Hamilton (fresh) C - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marcelino Russo (fresh) C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marco Steck (PG), Nicholas Ward (PF) Daniel Cornett, Joseph Morabito | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley (PG), Patrick Reese (PF) Edward Stockstill, Marcelino Russo | |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese's layup is rejected by John Thompson | 25-31 |
| 02:36 | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Marco Steck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley (SF) Steven Hamilton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:48 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward loses the dribble to Patrick Reese | 25-31 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley misses the easy layup | 25-31 |
| 01:22 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:06 | Valparaiso | John Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett (SG), Steven Hamilton (C) Keith Shivers, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Robinson (SF), Barry Galliher (PF), Marcelino Russo (C) Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Nathan Kirtley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | Marco Steck drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Marlon Seeley | 27-32 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Robinson | 27-34 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-34 |